Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
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Absent
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SB68 Alabama 2020 Session
Updated Feb 12, 2020
SB68 Alabama 2020 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2020
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Linda Coleman-Madison SenatorDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2020
- Title
- Medical Examiners, required to notify next of kin when retaining organ of deceased, prohibit medical examiner for retaining organ for use not in conjunction with autopsy
- Description
Existing law does not require a medical examiner performing his or her duties in any county in this state to notify the next of kin when retaining a deceased person's organ or organs for additional testing that is required to determine the cause or manner of death.
This bill would require a medical examiner performing his or her duties in any county in this state to notify the next of kin, through the appropriate law enforcement agency, when retaining a deceased person's organ or organs for additional testing that is required to determine the cause or manner of death.
This bill would also prohibit a medical examiner who is performing his or her duties in any county in this state from retaining an organ of the deceased for research or any other purpose not in conjunction with a determination of identification, cause, or manner of death without notification to, and approval by, the appropriate next of kin.
- Subjects
- Medical Examiners
Bill Actions
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 384
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Reported from Healthcare as Favorable
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare
Bill Text
Votes
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature