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IN HB1088
Bill
Status
Passed
3/21/2016
Primary Sponsor
Ronald Bacon
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AI Summary
- Amends Indiana Code Section 16-37-3-7 to clarify referral procedures when deaths occur in emergency departments with uncertain causes
- Emergency department physician must refer cases to the coroner upon consultation with an attending physician, if available
- Attending physician becomes responsible for referral if no emergency department physician is present
- Local health officer must refer cases if the attending physician fails to do so
- Coroner must report deaths under their supervision on official death certificate blanks to the health officer within 3 days after inquest is held, with no other person authorized to report the death
- Effective July 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Death certificates. Provides that in circumstances where a person dies or is declared dead in the emergency department and the emergency department physician is the physician last in attendance and is uncertain as to the cause and manner of death, the case may be referred to a coroner for investigation. Specifies the person who is responsible for referring the cases that are caused by other than natural causes and the emergency department cases that are uncertain as to the cause and manner of death to the coroner.
Last Action
Public Law 67
3/21/2016
Committee Referrals
Health and Provider Services2/3/2016
Public Health1/5/2016
Full Bill Text
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