§ 123735

(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.

(6) SIDS parent groups.

(7) Medical examiners.

(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:

(1) Clergy.

(2) Fire and police departments.

(3) Emergency medical service staff.

(4) Morticians.

(5) Funeral directors.

(6) SIDS parent groups.

(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.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)