Tyler’s Law

This legislation, known as Tyler's Law , establishes new reporting requirements for hospitals, medical examiner offices, and coroner offices concerning incidents involving children. Specifically, these entities must submit written notice to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) when they determine that a child's death or serious injury is associated with a children's product or a durable infant or toddler product. The term "child" is defined as an individual under 18 years of age, and reports are mandated within seven days of making such a determination. The required notices must include comprehensive details about the incident, such as the date, location, and type of facility, along with a description of the product involved, including its applicable product code. Information about the child, including age, gender, race, ethnicity, affected body parts, and diagnoses, must also be provided. For hospitals, compliance with these reporting requirements becomes a Medicare condition of participation , while medical examiner and coroner offices that fail to comply will be ineligible for certain Department of Justice grants in the subsequent fiscal year. This section applies to incidents occurring 180 days after the bill's enactment.