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SB22 Alabama 2021 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 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

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
February 4, 2021 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
February 4, 2021 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 76
February 4, 2021 S Third Reading Passed
February 3, 2021 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 2, 2021 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing February 3, 2021 Room 825 at 11:00 Senate GA Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB22 Alabama 2021 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 76
2021-02-04
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
SBIR: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt Roll Call 75
2021-02-04
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB22 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - SB22 for Governmental Affairs
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