HomeMy WebLinkAbout2384 - Washington State - Agreement - Violent Death Reporting System MOUMemorandum of Understanding
Between the
Washington State Department of Health {ORI WA03426SY)
And
City of Marysville Police Department
This Memorandum of Understanding (henceforth referred to as an "MOU") is established
between the Washington State Department of Health (the department) and the City of
Marysville Police Department (agency) to provide the department access to the agency1 s
incident report data on homicides, suicides, accidental firearm deaths, and deaths of
undetermined intent for inclusion in the Washington Violent Death Reporting System (WA
VDRS). WA-VD RS is the state component of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's
(CDC)National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS).
The purpose of WA-VDRS and NVDRS is to collect data that helps public health and law
enforcement officials understand the extent, cause and circumstances of violent deaths. This
information will be used to develop, guide and evaluate violence prevention strategies. WA
VDRS collects information on violent deaths from three primary sources: death certificates,
medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) records, and law enforcement reports.
The Washington State Legislature recognizes that violence in our society causes great concern
for the immediate health and safety of our citizens and our social institutions. They find that a
public health and public safety approach can be effective in addressing the problem of violence
and authorize the department in 43.70.545 RCW to collect and report data relating to acts of
violence that result in homicide and suicide.
The period of performance is from date of execution with no end date. This MOU may be
reviewed with thirty (30) days' notice by either party to assess processes and needed changes
between the collaborating agencies. Either party with 30 days' notice to the other party may
terminate this MOU.
A.The City of Marysville Police Department agrees to:
1.Coordinate with the department to establish a process to permit access to incident
reports on homicides, suicides, deaths of undetermined intent and accidental firearm
deaths investigated by the agency from January 1, 2019 onwards.
2.On a regular basis, provide copies of identified incident case reports by any of the
following methods:
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a. Upload copies of reports through the department's Secure File Transfer (SFT}
system (preferred method)
b . Paper-based format submitted by mail
c. Another mutually agreed upon process -Through MIRS, Marysville
Information Retrieval System, a secure link fo r Public Disclosures .
B. The Washington State Department of Health agrees to :
1. Abide by all applicable state laws and regulations pertaining to protection of
confidential information . Data abst racted into the NVDRS will be stripped of personal
identifiers .
2. At least annually, disseminate WA-VDRS data reports , fact sheets and publications to
data suppliers, the public and organizations working to prevent violence .
This MOU is conti ngent on the receipt of continued fund in g from the CDC Cooperative
Agreement for the National Violent Death Reporting System . In the event sufficient
appropriations are not made to support the WA-VDRS , the MOU shall t erminate without further
obligations of the parties .
Agency Name
1635 Grove St .
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Marysville, WA. 98270
Mailing Address
360-363-8300
Phone
Erik Scairpon
escairpon@marysvillewa .gov
Email
Contract Officer I Date
Washington State Department of Health
Agency Name
Mailing Address
Phone
Email
For any questions or concerns, please contact Brycen Huff, Lead Abstractor at 360 .236 .2832 or
email brycen .huff@doh.wa .gov .
Please return signed original MOU to:
Brycen Huff, Department of Health
Office of Health & Safe Commun it ies
Attn : WA-Violent Death Reporting System
PO BO X 47855
Olympia , WA 98504-7853
An executed copy of the MOU will be returned to you .
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101 Israel Road SE, PO Box 47905
Olympia, WA 98504
360-236-2832
brycen.huff@doh.wa.gov
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04/14/2021