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IN HB1084
Bill
Status
4/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Alan Morrison
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AI Summary
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Adds tracking of unique identifying numbers on surgically implanted medical devices as an approved method for coroners to positively identify deceased persons, effective July 1, 2019
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Expands the accepted identification methods from four to five, joining fingerprint identification, DNA analysis, dental record analysis, and family member visual identification
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Medical devices eligible for identification tracking are defined under IC 24-4-12-7
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Family member visual identification remains permitted only when the body's physical condition allows for reasonable recognition by an immediate family member (spouse, child, parent, grandparent, or sibling) age 18 or older
Legislative Description
Identification through surgical implants. Allows a coroner to positively identify a dead person by tracking a unique identifying number on a surgically implanted medical device in the dead person's body.
Last Action
Public Law 45
4/18/2019