Child Safety: Mandatory Reporting of Product-Related Incidents
This new law requires hospitals, medical examiners, and coroners to report child deaths or serious injuries linked to children's products. The goal is to enhance product safety and protect children. This will provide citizens with more detailed information on potentially hazardous products.
Key points
Hospitals must report serious injuries or deaths of children linked to children's products within 7 days.
Medical examiner and coroner offices must report child deaths linked to children's products within 7 days.
Non-compliance can lead to loss of funding for medical examiner/coroner offices and affect hospital Medicare participation.
The law applies to incidents occurring 180 days after its enactment.
Status:
Introduced
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