Section 264.506 - Purpose and Duties of Review Team(a) The purpose of a review team is to decrease the incidence of preventable child deaths by: (1) providing assistance, direction, and coordination to investigations of child deaths;(2) promoting cooperation, communication, and coordination among agencies involved in responding to child fatalities;(3) developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of child deaths in the county or counties in which the review team is located;(4) recommending changes to agencies, through the agency's representative member, that will reduce the number of preventable child deaths; and(5) advising the committee on changes to law, policy, or practice that will assist the team and the agencies represented on the team in fulfilling their duties.(b) To achieve its purpose, a review team shall:(1) adapt and implement, according to local needs and resources, the model protocols developed by the department and the committee;(2) meet on a regular basis to review child fatality cases and recommend methods to improve coordination of services and investigations between agencies that are represented on the team;(3) collect and maintain data as required by the committee;(4) review and analyze the collected data to identify any demographic trends in child fatality cases, including whether there is a disproportionate number of child fatalities in a particular population group or geographic area; and(5) submit to the vital statistics unit data reports on deaths reviewed as specified by the committee.(c) A review team shall initiate prevention measures as indicated by the review team's findings.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 822,Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/2017.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 1.197, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 878, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.