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IN SB0561
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes the Office of Forensic Medical Studies as a new division within the Indiana State Police Department, effective July 1, 2019.
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Requires the State Police Superintendent to study the need and feasibility of creating a state medical examiner's office, in consultation with the Indiana State Coroners Association, Indiana Sheriff's Association, and coroners training board.
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Authorizes the appointment of a board-certified forensic pathologist (with preference for Indiana residents with 5+ years practice) to serve a 2-year term assisting with the study.
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Mandates a comprehensive report be submitted by July 15, 2021, covering staffing models, laboratory needs, contracting options, certification standards, accreditation, and circumstances for use of a state medical examiner's office.
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Expands autopsy qualifications to include physicians with subspecialty board certification in forensic pathology from the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, in addition to those certified by the American Board of Pathology.
Legislative Description
Forensic medicine. Establishes the office of forensic medical studies as a division of the state police department. Requires the state police department, in consultation with the Indiana State Coroner's Association, Indiana Sheriff's Association, and coroner's training board, to study the need for a state medical examiner, and provides that the department may employ a physician to assist with the study. Specifies the qualifications of a person who may perform an autopsy.
Last Action
Public Law 102
4/25/2019