GA SB582

Paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) would be authorized to pronounce death when that authority has been delegated to them by a coroner or medical examiner

EMTs and paramedics may only pronounce death based on irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function, not brain death criteria

Coroners and county medical examiners may delegate death pronouncement duties to medical personnel for fatal accidents on interstate highways or limited-access roads that cause significant traffic disruption

Persons acting in good faith when making death pronouncements under this delegated authority are granted immunity from civil liability and criminal prosecution

Amends Chapter 16 of Title 45 (coroners) and Code Section 31-10-16 (death pronouncement criteria) of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated