(a) Within five business days of learning that a child fatality has occurred in the county and that there is a reasonable suspicion that the fatality was caused by abuse or neglect, the custodian of records for the county child welfare agency, upon request, shall release the following information: (1) The age and gender of the child. (2) The date of death. (3) Whether the child resided in foster care or in the home of the childâs parent or guardian at the time of death. (4) Whether an investigation is being conducted by a law enforcement agency or the county child welfare agency. (b) All cases in which abuse or neglect, as defined by paragraph (1) of subdivision (k), leads to a childâs death shall be subject to the disclosures required in subdivision (c). Abuse or neglect is determined to have led to a childâs death if one or more of the following conditions are met: (1) A county child protective services agency determines that the abuse or neglect was substantiated. (2) A law enforcement investigation concludes that abuse or neglect occurred. (3) A coroner or medical examiner concludes that the child who died had suffered abuse or neglect. (c) Upon completion of the child abuse or neglect investigation into the childâs death, as described in subdivision (b), the following documents from the juvenile case file shall be released by the custodian of records upon request, subject to the redactions set forth in subdivision (e): (1) All of the information in subdivision (a). (2) For cases in which the childâs death occurred while living with a parent or guardian, all previous referrals of abuse or neglect of the deceased child while living with that parent or guardian shall be disclosed along with the following documents: (A) The emergency response referral information form and the emergency response notice of referral disposition form completed by the county child welfare agency relating to the abuse or neglect that caused the death of the child. (B) Any cross reports completed by the county child welfare agency to law enforcement relating to the deceased child. (C) All risk and safety assessments completed by the county child welfare services agency relating to the deceased child. (D) All health care records of the deceased child, excluding mental health records, related to the childâs death and previous injuries reflective of a pattern of abuse or neglect. (E) Copies of police reports about the person against whom the child abuse or neglect was substantiated. (F) A description of child protective or other services provided and actions taken by the child welfare agency, and juvenile court if applicable, relating to the deceased child, addressing any services and actions that are not otherwise disclosed within other documents required for release pursuant to this section, including the date and a written description of any such service or action taken. (3) For cases in which the childâs death occurred while the child was in foster care, the following documents in addition to those specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) generated while the child was living in the foster care placement that was the placement at the time of the childâs death: (A) Records pertaining to the foster placementâs initial licensing and renewals and type of license or licenses held, if in the case file. (B) All reported licensing violations, including notices of action, if in the case file. (C) Records of the training completed by the foster parents, if in the case file. (d) (1) The documents and information listed in paragraph (1) of, and subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of paragraph (2) of, subdivision (c) shall be released to the public by the custodian of records within 10 business days of the request or the disposition of the investigation, whichever is later. (2) The description listed in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) shall be released to the public by the custodian of records within 10 business days after the
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