SB22 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 18, 2021

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2021

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison Senator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Medical Examiners, required to notify next of kin when retaining organ of deceased, prohibit medical examiner from 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