WA HB1478

Family members who are qualified applicants may request a correction to change the manner of death on a death certificate to "homicide" when someone is convicted of controlled substance homicide under RCW 69.50.415 in connection with an opioid-related overdose death

Coroners or medical examiners must submit an affidavit correcting the manner of death to homicide within 10 calendar days of receiving notice from the court clerk

Court clerks must provide the judgment and sentence from a controlled substances homicide conviction to the relevant coroner or medical examiner within 30 calendar days of a family member's request

The correction process applies only when the original death certificate did not list homicide as the manner of death despite the death being caused by an opioid-related drug overdose