• Alaska Child Death Review Legislation
  

• Children in Danger
• State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin:  Expansion of the Maternal-Infant Mortality Review to Include Older Children
• State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin:  Findings of the Alaska Maternal-Infant Mortality Review, 1992-2001
• State of Alaska Epidemiology Recommendations and Reports:  Findings of the Alaska Maternal-Infant Mortality Review, 1992-2001
  
• Alaska Maternal-Infant Mortality Review and Child Death Review Annual Report 2011 Reviews of infant deaths 1992-2007
  

• Alaska Child Mortality Data, 2002
• Alaska Child Mortality Data, 2003
• Alaska Child Mortality Data, 2005
• Alaska Child Mortality Data, 2006
• Alaska Child Mortality Data, 2007

CFRT was established by statute (section 12.65.120 to .140) in 1998.  There is no budget for this program and it is housed in the Medical Examiner's Office.

Teams
MIMR-CDR committee members are on a voluntary basis and are approved by the Commissioner and Medical Board.  Committee membership includes medical providers such as pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians, and nurses, as well as social workers, epidemiologists, tribal representatives, and children's justice advocates.

CFRT committee members are specified in Alaska statute.  This CFRT  state level team is mandatory.  The chairperson of the state team is the state medical examiner.  The state team conducts retrospective/periodic reviews. Local teams are permitted.

Reviews
The MIMR/CDR program reviews maternal, fetal, infant and child deaths up to age 15.  All deaths occurring in the state of Alaska that meet this age criteria are reviewed. Maternal deaths are reviewed about every 10 years.  All reviews are conducted retrospectively, with the committee meeting on a twice monthly basis.  

The CFRT program reviews all prosecutable deaths, ages 0 to 18, focusing on legal issues surrounding the death and only reviewing those deaths that go through the Medical Examiner's Office.  All reviews are required to be completed within 48 hours from the time of death. 

Purpose
The final products of MIMR-CDR are reports with public health recommendations.

The final product of CFRT is a decision on legal action and decision on what to put on the death certificate.

Data
MIMR-CDR utilizes standardized data reporting forms, which are completed for all reviews.  All information is then entered and stored in databases which are accessed for analysis.

Paper forms are completed on all cases reviewed by CFRT. 

Annual Report
Reports are published periodically when new data are available from the MIMR-CDR.  No CFRT report has been published. Annual reports alternate between child death and infant deaths.

Prevention Initiatives
Unknown.

Protocols
Both MIMR-CDR and CFRT have meeting and confidentiality protocols in place.

Training
MIMR-CDR holds an annual conference where information and findings are disseminated for Committee Members and other interested parties.  A guest speaker provides training on various topics relating to deaths of persons ages 0 to 18.