Vehicle Occupant Safety Program Webinar

CPS Program Reminders

Kate Bernacki, M.P.H.Coordinator, Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP)

Safe and Active Communities BranchCalifornia 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., CoordinatorClaudia Angel, Administration

California Department of Public HealthSafe and Active Communities Branch

Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP)

California Department of Public HealthSafe 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 SystemVOSP Resources• Supports local CPS Technician Trainings

- up to 1-2 instructors (with 15-20 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) 27360 series: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd12c5a3_3.htm

• 27360 – 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.

• 27360.5 – child restraint system or seat belt from 8 years to 16 years to be properly restrained

• With definition of proper restraint listed under VC 27315 http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27315.htm

• 15620 – 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)http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1451-1500/ab_1452_bill_20120827_chaptered.pdf

Section 27363.5 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 yearsof 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 personto 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 1-866-SEAT-CHECK or visit www.seatcheck.org 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.

California CPS Parent BrochureSeptember 2012

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 http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/CPSinCalifornia-VOSP.aspx

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) 552-9855 Kate.Bernacki@cdph.ca.gov

Claudia Angel, Administration(916) 552-9800 Claudia.Angel@cdph.ca.gov

On the web at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/CPSinCalifornia-VOSP.aspx