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Vehicle Occupant Safety Program Webinar
February 21, 2013
Vehicle Occupant Safety Program (VOSP)Safe and Active Communities BranchCalifornia Department of Public Health
AgendaWelcome, Roll Call & AnnouncementsKate Bernacki, MPH, VOSP Coordinator & All
CPS BoardNarinder Dhaliwal, HASPIHelen Arbogast, Children’s Hospital UCLA
CPS Voucher Program Mariel Mehdipour, Kern County
Vehicle Code 27360.6 – CPS Penalties and FinesIs your CPS County Program getting their allotted fine monies?Kate Bernacki
Program SharingAll
The next VOSP Teleconference/Webinar will take place on April 18, 2013
National CPS Board - Update
California MembersNarinder Dhaliwal, HASPI
Helen Arbogast, Children’s Hospital UCLA
http://www.cpsboard.org/
CPS Community Education Programs
Community Education class•Cost/No-cost for class
Car Seat Program •Cost/No-Cost for seats•Voucher Programs
– Successes
– Challenges/Barriers
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
California CPS Technician Training Updates
Stipends• Co-Instructor, $2,100 – must teach a minimum of 6 hours every
day.• Lead Instructor, $2,400 – must teach a minimum of 6 hours every
day and be the lead in organizing the instructors and/or the course.
Instructor Candidates• $2,100 – must teach every day, otherwise amount will be modified
CPS Special Needs class - 2013• June 20, Orange Co. Children’s Hospital• June 25, UCLA Children’s Hospital• June 27 or 28, Sacramento Shriners• Sept. or Oct., Bay Area
California Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Laws
Vehicle Code (VC) 27360.6 – Penalties and Fineshttp://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27360_6.htm
Effective January 1, 2012 all the CPS fine monies that had previously been authorized through Vehicle Codes 27360 and 27360.5 are now through a new vehicle code, namely VC 27360.6.
•CPS County programs need to confirm the procedures of the courts to ensure that CPS fine monies are deposited into the correct (county health department CPS account) from VC 27360.6.
CPS VC: 27360 series & 27315http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd12c5a3_3.htm
http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27315.htm
County Comparisons Fine monies Total Convictions
Combined (27360 & 27360.5)
County 2011 2012 2011 2012
Orange 68,000 54,000
In 2013: 13,000
(6 months worth of $)
658 560
Santa Cruz 4,000 1,700 65 90
Riverside 150,000 130,000
In 2013: 90,000
1,433 1,044
CPS Education
CPS Roll Call Video
VOSP has updated the 2009 (law enforcement) Roll Call video in collaboration with: •Traci Rebiejo of Livermore Police Department•AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah •Automobile Club of Southern California
800 DVD have been made and will be mailed statewide to County CPS programs, Safe Kids Chapter/Coalitions, and CPS Advocates. •Intended for distribution to local law enforcement offices.
Changes:•VC 27360 covers ages 0-8 years in a car or booster seat in the rear seat.•Includes the image of “Stand Up Alejandro” and a way for officers to measure and remember 4’9” on themselves or uniform.
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.
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
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.
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/Pages/CPSinCalifornia-VOSP.aspx
Kate Bernacki, Coordinator Claudia Angel, Administration(916) 552-9855 [email protected] (916) 552-9800 [email protected]
