Vehicle Occupant Safety Program Webinar CPS Program Reminders Kate Bernacki, M.P.H. Coordinator, Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP) Safe and Active Communities Branch California Department of Public Health December 20, 2012

VOSP strives to prevent injuries and deaths to children 0-16 years old in California by increasing the use, and correcting misuse, of child safety seats, booster seats, and seat belts. Staff Kate Bernacki, M.P.H., Coordinator Claudia Angel, Administration California Department of Public Health Safe and Active Communities Branch Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP) California Department of Public Health Safe and Active Communities Branch Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP)

VOSP Statewide CPS Support CPS Laws –Vehicle Codes –Hospital and Insurance Codes –Hospital Policies CPS Program Components –Technical and Program Development –Educational Materials –Conviction Data –Site Visits CPS Technician Training System CA Violator Program Development –Statewide Guidelines

CPS Technician Training System VOSP Resources Supports local CPS Technician Trainings - up to 1-2 instructors (with participants/class, 1 to 5 ratio) Supports local CPS Renewal and Update Classes - 1 instructor Supports local CPS Instructor Development and CPS Special Needs Trainings - 1 instructor Keep CPS Instructors current certification by linking them with teaching opportunities Support Instructor Candidates Provide POST credits for law enforcement for CPS technician training.

California Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Laws Vehicle Code (VC) series: – child restraint system from 0 to 8 years in the rear seat Exemption for child restraint system of 4’9”, (VC 27363) Exemption for rear seat position if all the seating positions are filled with other children seven years of age or under. (VC 27363) No delineation of 1 years old and 20 lbs. for rear-facing or not in front seat – child restraint system or seat belt from 8 years to 16 years to be properly restrained With definition of proper restraint listed under VC – prohibits leaving unattended child under age seven in a vehicle where a significant risk to the child’s health and safety is present or when keys are left in the ignition or the car is running

California Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Laws AB 1452 (Hill, Chaptered 185, Statutes of 2012) Section of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: (a) A public or private hospital, clinic, or birthing center shall, at the time of the discharge of a child, provide to and discuss with the parents or the person to whom the child is released, if the child is under eight years of age, information on the current law requiring child passenger restraint systems, safety belts, and the transportation of children in rear seats. (b) A public or private hospital, clinic, or birthing center shall also provide to and discuss with the parent or person to whom the child is released, if the child is under eight years of age, contact information to direct the person to an Internet Web site or other contact that could provide, at no cost or low cost, information and assistance relating to child passenger restraint system requirements, installation, and inspection. Pursuant to this subdivision, the hospital, clinic, or birthing center does not have any additional obligation to provide patients with any assistance relating to child passenger restraint systems, other than providing the contact information as set forth in this subdivision. This contact information may include the following: (1) Call SEAT-CHECK or visit to find a nearby location. (2) The telephone number of the local office of the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (3) The Internet Web site for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator. (4) The Internet Web site for the State Department of Public Health’s child passenger restraint system safety inspection locator. (c) A public or private hospital, clinic, or birthing center shall not be responsible for the failure of the parent or person to whom the child is released to properly transport the child.

English one side, Spanish the other. Content California CPS law ages 0-16 Visual and written content for proper use for all CPS seats Kaitlyn’s Law Contact information for inspection station including local health department (fulfills hospital requirement of AB 1452) Option for each health department to print out a sticker with local contact information to place on poster for county- wide dissemination and use at daycare facilities

VOSP Supports California CPS Education Booster Seat Poster Changes to California’s CPS Law Effective January 1, 2012 English/Spanish and now in Punjabi, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Farsi, Hmong, Cambodian, and Arabic Good visual for K-3 grades at school locations On VOSP website

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP) California Department of Public Health Kate Bernacki, Coordinator (916) Claudia Angel, Administration (916) On the web at