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AL HB383
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher England
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 22-19-85 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to establish criminal penalties for medical examiners who retain deceased persons' organs without proper notification and consent.
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Requires medical examiners to notify next of kin through law enforcement when retaining a deceased person's organs for additional testing needed to determine identification or cause or manner of death.
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Prohibits medical examiners from retaining a deceased person's organs for research or any purpose unrelated to determining identification, cause, or manner of death without notification to and approval from the next of kin.
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Establishes violation of these requirements as a Class C felony offense.
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Effective date: October 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Medical examiners, criminal penalties established for medical examiner retaining deceased person's organs in certain circumstances
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
5/6/2025