CA AB2425

State Department of Public Health must develop a state data collection plan and uniform standards and protocols by June 1, 2018 focused on the 10 leading causes of death and hospitalization from unintentional injuries involving children and youth ages 0-19.

Plan shall identify incident site attributes including environmental factors and situational variables that inform injury prevention policies, and include recommendations for data collection using existing data sources.

Uniform standards and protocols must establish incident site reporting forms and investigation protocols specific to injury types (drowning, burns, falls, vehicle crashes, poisoning, etc.) for reporting to local health departments and existing state data systems.

Department shall collaborate with representatives from health and safety agencies, first responders, fire agencies, law enforcement, and injury prevention experts to develop the plan and standards, with periodic reconvening to update as needed.

Provisions do not mandate reporting entities to collect or report data beyond what is already required by existing law, and reporting shall not interfere with current emergency medical services or health care data collection functions.