13 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

SOAHR 2005-039

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Determination of Deaths of Children

 

The Department of Community Health will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 26, 2007, at 9:00

a.m. at the Department of Community Health, 201 Townsend, 1st Floor, Conference Center Rooms B & C, Lansing, Michigan.

 

The public hearing is being held to receive comments from interested persons on a new administrative rule regarding the determination of deaths of children. The proposed rule requires county medical examiners and deputy county medical examiners to determine the cause of child death of children under two years of age in accordance with the State of Michigan Protocols to Determine Cause and Manner of Sudden and Unexplained Child Deaths. PA 179 of 2004 amends Section 5a of that act to empower deputy county medical examiners with the same powers as county medical examiners in regard to autopsies in cases of sudden infant death and other instances where a child under two years of age is found dead without a known cause, and requires the Department of Community Health to promulgate rules to promote consistency and accuracy among county and deputy county medical examiners in determining the cause of death in these instances.

 

These rules are being promulgated under the authority conferred on the department of community health by sections 52.205a of 2004 PA 179, section 8 of 1978 PA 312, sections 2226 and 5111 of 1978 PA

368, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-1 and 1997-4, MCL 52.205a, 325.78, 333.2226(d), 333.5111, 330.3101, and 333.26324. These rules are proposed to take immediate effect upon filing with the Secretary of State.

 

Hearing comments may be presented in person, with written comments available at the time of presentation. Written comments also will be accepted at the following address or E-mail address until close of business April 26, 2007. Address communications to:

 

Department of Community Health Office of Legal Affairs

201 Townsend

Lansing, MI 48913

Attention: Mary Greco, Legal Affairs Coordinator E-mail address: [e-mail]

 

A copy of the proposed rules may be obtained by contacting the address noted above.

 

All hearings are conducted in compliance with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Hearings are held in buildings that accommodate mobility-impaired individuals and accessible parking is available. A disabled individual who requires accommodations for effective participation in a hearing should call Nita Hixson at [phone] to make the necessary arrangements. To ensure availability of the accommodation, please call at least 1 week in advance.