Section 123735 - SIDS education and training programs(a) As used in this section, "SIDS" means sudden infant death syndrome.(b) The department shall contract with a person to provide regular and ongoing SIDS education and training programs for those who interact with parents and caregivers following a death from SIDS, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) County public health nurses.(2) Coroners and coroners' investigators.(3) Forensic pathologists.(4) Emergency room physicians and surgeons, nurses, and other staff.(5) Licensed day care providers.(c) The department shall contract with a person to produce, update, and distribute literature on SIDS for specific target populations of persons who interact with parents and caregivers following a death from SIDS, including, but not limited to, the following: (2) Fire and police departments.(3) Emergency medical service staff.(d) The requirements of this section shall be subject to the annual Budget Act and shall be operative only to the extent funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 123735
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.