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ID S1071

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2013

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 39-3413, Idaho Code, to require law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services providers who find a deceased individual at a motor vehicle accident scene to notify the appropriate organ procurement organization, tissue bank, or eye bank as soon as reasonably possible.

  • Requires notification to include the deceased individual's identity (if known), information about next of kin (if known), and the name and location of the funeral establishment, coroner's office, or hospital that received custody of the deceased.

  • Maintains existing requirements for reasonable searches of deceased or near-death individuals for documents of gift or donor refusal information.

  • Provides that persons failing to discharge duties under this section are not subject to criminal or civil liability but may be subject to administrative sanctions.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide that law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical providers shall provide certain information to organ procurement organizations regarding deceased individuals in a motor vehicle accident.

ORGAN DONATIONS

Last Action

Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare

2/12/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Rules2/11/2013

Full Bill Text

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