Along with the new legislation (SB 13-255), there is funding
available to develop local child fatality review teams and facilitate
individual child fatality reviews.
Planning Money
During the first year of funding (between January 15, 2014-June
30, 2014), local public health agencies will receive $2,500 per county to use
for development of local child fatality review teams. Local public health
agencies will:
- Determine its local team structure (single-county team or multi-county, regional team);
- Identify the coordinating agency of the local review team (the local public health agency or a designated external agency);
- Identify a point of contact or local coordinator for the local team;
- Determine local child fatality review team members included in the legislation (public health agency, department of human services, coroner, law enforcement, county attorney, district attorney, and school district); and
- Register the local coordinator and other team members, as needed, in the National Child Death Review Reporting System.
How will
the funding work? The
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will work directly
with local public health agencies to reimburse the agencies for local child
fatality review team planning and prevention efforts. Local public health
agencies will be allowed to spend planning dollars on expenses related to
establishing local teams, such as reimbursing travel costs for potential team
members, meeting space, food, or meeting materials. If agencies are not able to
use the full $2,500 on planning activities, it is acceptable to use the
remaining amount to support child fatality prevention efforts (e.g. purchasing
car seats, contributing to educational campaigns, etc.).
Implementation Money
During the next fiscal year (July 1, 2014-June 30, 2015), and
for subsequent years, approximately $314,000 will be allocated to local child
fatality review teams to coordinate the local review team, request records, review
individual child death cases, facilitate local review team meetings, and enter
data into the National Child Death Review Reporting System.
The funding amount for each local team will be allocated
using a funding formula based on the maximum number of child death cases the
team will be expected to review. The total funding amount includes a $1,000
base for each county plus $700 per case. Each year, the funding formula will be
reviewed to ensure that local child fatality review teams are appropriately
funded. CDPHE anticipates that the funding will remain consistent from
year-to-year. Additional details about how the funding formula was created are
available upon request.
The funding amounts for each county are listed in the table
below. The funding will be additive if counties are part of a multi-county
agency or if counties choose to regionalize for a multi-county team.
Local Team County
|
Funding Amount
|
Adams
|
$22,000
|
Alamosa
|
$2,400
|
Arapahoe
|
$15,000
|
Archuleta
|
$1,700
|
Baca
|
$2,400
|
Bent
|
$2,400
|
Boulder
|
$8,000
|
Broomfield
|
$3,800
|
Chaffee
|
$2,400
|
Cheyenne
|
$8,000
|
Clear
Creek
|
$2,400
|
Conejos
|
$2,400
|
Costilla
|
$2,400
|
Crowley
|
$1,700
|
Custer
|
$2,400
|
Delta
|
$3,800
|
Denver
|
$22,000
|
Dolores
|
$1,700
|
Douglas
|
$11,500
|
Eagle
|
$3,800
|
El
Paso
|
$32,500
|
Elbert
|
$2,400
|
Fremont
|
$3,800
|
Garfield
|
$3,800
|
Gilpin
|
$2,400
|
Grand
|
$3,800
|
Gunnison
|
$3,800
|
Hinsdale
|
$2,400
|
Huerfano
|
$2,400
|
Jackson
|
$2,400
|
Jefferson
|
$15,000
|
Kiowa
|
$2,400
|
Kit
Carson
|
$2,400
|
La
Plata
|
$3,800
|
Lake
|
$2,400
|
Larimer
|
$11,500
|
Las
Animas
|
$3,800
|
Lincoln
|
$2,400
|
Logan
|
$3,800
|
Mesa
|
$8,000
|
Mineral
|
$1,700
|
Moffat
|
$3,800
|
Montezuma
|
$3,800
|
Montrose
|
$3,800
|
Morgan
|
$3,800
|
Otero
|
$3,800
|
Ouray
|
$1,700
|
Park
|
$3,800
|
Phillips
|
$2,400
|
Pitkin
|
$2,400
|
Prowers
|
$2,400
|
Pueblo
|
$11,500
|
Rio
Blanco
|
$2,400
|
Rio
Grande
|
$2,400
|
Routt
|
$2,400
|
Saguache
|
$2,400
|
San
Juan
|
$2,400
|
San
Miguel
|
$1,700
|
Sedgwick
|
$2,400
|
Summit
|
$3,800
|
Teller
|
$2,400
|
Washington
|
$2,400
|
Weld
|
$15,000
|
Yuma
|
$1,700
|
How will
the funding work? If a local
public health agency will be coordinating the local child fatality review team,
the implementation money can be incorporated into CDPHE’s Office of Planning
and Partnerships (OPP) contracts. Local public health agencies interested in
this option need to inform CDPHE by February 2014 in order for the child
fatality funding to be included in the OPP contracts for the next fiscal year (July
1, 2014-June 30, 2015).
If the local public health agency will not be coordinating
the local child fatality review team, or if this is unknown by February 2014,
CDPHE will coordinate the funding and contracts through the Prevention Services
Division.
Any questions about the funding available for local child
fatality review teams can be directed to: Colleen Kapsimalis, Child Fatality
Prevention System Program Manager, colleen.kapsimalis@state.co.us,
303-692-2388.