HB 6075 Summary

• Restricts medical examiner investigators in counties with populations of 50,000 or less from being agents or employees of funeral establishments licensed under occupational code article 18.

• Prohibits medical examiner investigators in counties with populations of 50,000 or less from receiving direct or indirect remuneration in connection with body disposition.

• Prohibits medical examiner investigators in counties with populations of 50,000 or less from making funeral or burial arrangements without approval from the next of kin or person responsible for funeral expenses.

• Requires county medical examiners to notify relatives of retained organs or limbs and maintain written records of notification efforts for one year.

• Provides immunity from civil liability for county medical examiners and their staff performing body retention duties in good faith, except in cases of negligence; takes effect 90 days after enactment.