State Child Death Review Board

The State Child Death Review Board examines trends and patterns that identify risk factors in the deaths of children, from birth through 17 years of age.

The State Child Death Review Board has developed the following three goals to direct its work:

• To describe trends and patterns of child deaths, identifying risk factors in the population;
• To improve inter-agency communication so recommendations can be made regarding recording of actual cause of death, investigation of suspicious deaths, and system responses to child deaths;
• To develop prevention strategies including community education and mobilization, professional training, and changes in legislation, public policy and/or agency practices.

Statutes and Regulations

Statutes

• Statutes on Revisor of Statutes Website
• Printable Statutes PDF

Regulations

• Regulations on the Secretary of State's Website
• Printable Regulations PDF

State Child Death Review Board Members

Corey Kenney, JD, Chair
Attorney General Appointee

Kimberly Davis
Secretary for Children and Families Appointee

Stephanie Kuhlmann, DO
State Board of Healing Arts Appointee

Brian Dempsey, JD
Commissioner of Education Appointee

Jennifer Slagle
Attorney General Appointee to Represent Advocacy Groups

Katherine J. Melhorn, MD
State Board of Healing Arts Appointee

Diane C. Peterson, MD
State Board of Healing Arts Appointee

Harley Schainost, MD
State Board of Healing Arts Appointee

Jeff Wilhelm
Secretary of Health and Environment Appointee

Melissa G. Johnson
Kansas County and District Attorneys Association Appointee

Doug Younger
Director of Kansas Bureau of Investigation Appointee