71-3405 Terms, defined. - Nebraska Statutes

71-3405. Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 71-3404 to 71-3411:(1) Child shall mean a person from birth to eighteen years of age;(2) Investigation shall mean a review of existing records and other information regarding the child from relevant agencies, professionals, and providers of medical, dental, prenatal, and mental health care. The records to be reviewed may include, but not be limited to, medical records, coroner's reports, autopsy reports, social services records, emergency and paramedic records, and law enforcement reports;(3) Preventable child death shall mean the death of any child which reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented. Preventable child death shall include, but not be limited to, the death of a child from (a) intentional and unintentional injuries, (b) medical misadventures, including untoward results, malpractice, and foreseeable complications, (c) lack of access to medical care, (d) neglect and reckless conduct, including failure to supervise and failure to seek medical care for various reasons, and (e) preventable premature birth;(4) Reasonable shall mean taking into consideration the condition, circumstances, and resources available; and(5) Team shall mean the State Child Death Review Team. SourceLaws 1993, LB 431, § 2.