Assembly Bill 192 establishes fatality review teams in Wisconsin, which are multidisciplinary and multiagency groups tasked with reviewing specific types of deaths among children and adults to develop recommendations aimed at preventing similar future fatalities. The bill outlines the responsibilities of these teams, including their ability to access certain records, maintain confidentiality, and disclose information under specific conditions. It also mandates the Department of Health Services (DHS) to create a fatality review program that includes local teams formed by municipalities, counties, or health departments, and grants DHS the authority to establish state-level teams if desired.

The bill includes provisions for record access and confidentiality, ensuring that information obtained by the teams is protected and not subject to public records laws. It specifies that team members must sign confidentiality agreements and prohibits them from testifying about information obtained during team meetings. Additionally, the bill allows for public meetings to share summary findings while limiting the types of information disclosed. Key insertions in the bill include the creation of new sections in the statutes that define fatality review teams and outline their functions, as well as amendments to existing laws to facilitate the operation of these teams.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 48.396(1), 48.396, 48.396(2)(a), 48.78(2)(a), 48.78, 48.981(7)(a)15, 48.981