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Author: Katrina

Ask Katrina: Can People Exit Cars With Electronic Door Buttons When the Power Is Off?

In this recurring column, SRN shares vehicle-related information from Katrina Rose, SRN collaborator and vehicle liaison for the LATCH Manual. For this issue, Katrina responds to a question posed by SRN editor Denise Donaldson in reaction to a heartbreaking news story.

Question from Denise: I just read about a 20-year-old who died last October due to being trapped inside his Tesla when it caught on fire. Reading further, I find there have tragically been over a dozen other deaths like this, in which occupants couldn’t open a vehicle’s electronic doors because a crash or fire had caused a power failure. Is this something we need to look into to support family safety?

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Rule Allows CPSTs’ Work to Be Billed to Medicaid

In Oregon, a new rule from the Oregon Health Authority defines when the cost of an adaptive CR is covered by Medicaid and establishes outpatient billing codes for in-person seating assessments conducted by CPSTs who also have Safe Travel for All Children (STAC) training. Billing is allowed for the initial evaluation, vehicle fit assessment, and any follow-up visits.

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SKW Adds a Prenatal Vehicle Safety Endorsement to CPST Certification

In November, Safe Kids Worldwide (SKW) adopted a prenatal vehicle safety (PVS) enrichment training as one of its official endorsement programs, joining the CPS on School Buses and Safe Travel for All Children curricula. After a CPST completes the free, 1.5-hour PVS training, SKW will add Prenatal Vehicle Safety Educator as an endorsement on their CPST profile page. Attendees also earn 1.5 CEUs toward recertification.

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What’s That Sticker? BSA Adds CRs to Longstanding Verification Program

From now on, don’t be surprised to see this new sticker on some CRs

In August, Baby Safety Alliance (BSA) announced it has expanded its product verification program to include CRs for the first time. Although recently renamed Baby Safety Alliance Verified, the program has operated for nearly 50 years under its former Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association name.

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A Crash Survivor and CPST Pays It Forward

Delightful book Francie and Fitz Booster Buddies is Harty's latest effort to promote child safety

Jenny Harty found her passion for promoting CPS the hard way: On July 1, 2002, her family was involved in a serious hit-and-run crash with a logging truck. The first responders and doctors who tended to her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, assured Harty that her daughter was alive thanks to proper booster use.

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NHTSA’s Recall List Format

Recall list options remain available from NHTSA.gov, other organizations

Readers should note a change in the format of recall information provided by NHTSA, which was brought to SRN’s attention by Sixtus Dominguez, CPST Proxy of the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc. (AAIHB) and Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) Tribal Injury Prevention Program (TIPP).

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NHTSA Issues Rule to Improve LATCH Usability

In January, NHTSA issued a final rule to improve the usability of the LATCH system. To read the rulemaking document, click here or search Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0089 at www.regulations.gov.

Most aspects of the new rule apply to FMVSS 225, directing vehicle manufacturers to further standardize several aspects of lower anchors (LAs) and tether anchors (TAs). The rule also includes a few new requirements for CRs and will amend the upcoming FMVSS 213b.

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