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130ARD OF SUPERVISORS S7
Contra
FROMt
Supervisor Tom Powers Costa
DATEt May 23, 1989 County
SUSJECTt Support for SB 1067, SB 1068, SB 1069, SB 1070 - Regarding Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors adopt a support
position on a package of bills, SB 1067, SB 1068, SB 1069, and SB 1070
(Boatwright) which would revamp the state' s almost non-existent
education, training, and research programs for the state and nation's
leading killer of children under the age of one -- Sudden .Infant Death
Syndrome (SIDS) .
BACKGROUND:
Currently, the state allocates one and three-tenths personnel positions,
and $150,000 annually for SIDS programs.
SB 1067 would require police officers, firefighters and paramedics to
receive training in SIDS as part of their initial certification process.
SB 1068 would require the Department of Health Services or its
contractee to provide regular and ongoing SIDS education, information
and training programs for those who interact with parents and caregivers
following a SIDS death, including public health nurses, coroners, and
their investigators, first responders, emergency room physicians, nurses
and staff, licensed day care operators and SIDS parent groups.
SB 1069 would requires all autopsies performed as a result of
unexplained infant death where SIDS is the presumed cause to be
conducted under uniform protocols with consistent quality standards, on
a timely basis, with SIDS to be listed as the cause of death when the
accepted pathology standards are met.
SB 1070 would establish a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Advisory Task
Force to the Department of Health Services composed of experts
representing public health nurses, pediatricians, pathologists,
coroners and representatives from SIDS parent groups, along with the
Directors of Health Services in the development of training, educational
and research projects and guidance to the Legislature and Administration
as to the SIDS program needs.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTI YES SIGNATUREI
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATUREIS)
ACTION OF BOARD ON June 6, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
x UNANIMOUS !ASSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYESI NOESt AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENTt ABSTAINI AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Oct Senator Boatwright ATTESTED 489
County Administrator Phi.If Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
of Sup�errvisors and County Administrator
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