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SB68 Alabama 2020 Session

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Votes
  • 6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Linda Coleman-Madison
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

Relating to medical examiners; to require medical examiners to notify the next of kin, through the appropriate law enforcement agency, when retaining a deceased person's organ or organs for additional testing related to a determination of the cause or manner of death; and to prohibit medical examiners from retaining an organ of the deceased for research or other purposes not in conjunction with a determination of identification, cause, or manner of death without notification to, and approval by, the next of kin.

Subjects
Medical Examiners

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 12, 2020 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
March 12, 2020 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 384
March 12, 2020 S Third Reading Passed
February 27, 2020 S Reported from Healthcare as Favorable
February 4, 2020 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Healthcare

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing February 26, 2020 Room 304 **PH ADDED** at 12:00 Senate HLTH Hearing
Hearing February 26, 2020 Room 304 at 12:00 Senate HLTH Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB68 Alabama 2020 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2020-03-12
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB68 Alabama 2020 Session - Introduced
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