SLS 20RS-1308 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
BY SENATOR HENRY
CORONERS. Creates the Coroner Safety Task Force to develop policy recommendations
that seek to enhance the prevention and mitigation of harm against a coroner and behavioral
health facility personnel.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To create and provide for the Coroner Safety Task Force to develop recommendations that
3 seek to enhance the prevention and mitigation of harm against a coroner and
4 behavioral health facility personnel during an examination performed in furtherance
5 of the execution of a coroner's emergency certificate.
6 WHEREAS, it is essential for proper operation and function of a state behavioral
7 health system that coroners can evaluate and execute emergency certificates in order to
8 ensure that individuals are able to access appropriate behavioral health services; and
9 WHEREAS, examining and studying new methods and technologies to increase
10 safety while a coroner, personnel of the coroner's office, or the behavioral health facility is
11 conducting an examination in furtherance of determining whether to execute a coroner's
12 emergency certificate should continually be undertaken.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
14 hereby creates the Coroner Safety Task Force to develop policy recommendations that seek
15 to enhance the prevention and mitigation of harm against a coroner and behavioral health
16 facility personnel during any examination performed in furtherance of the execution of
17 coroner's emergency certificate.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be comprised of the
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1 following members:
2 (1) President of the Louisiana Coroner's Association, or the president's designee.
3 (2) The President of the Louisiana Hospital Association, or the president's designee.
4 (3) The coroner of Jefferson Parish, or the coroner's designee.
5 (4) One representative each from Seaside Behavioral Center, Perimeter Behavioral
6 Hospital of New Orleans, Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans, and River
7 Oaks Hospital in Jefferson Parish.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force may provide policy
9 recommendations to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare by February 1, 2021.
10 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
11 Louisiana Coroner's Association, the Louisiana Hospital Association, the Jefferson Parish
12 coroner, and the respective chief executive officers of Seaside Behavioral Center, Perimeter
13 Behavioral Hospital of New Orleans, Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans,
14 and River Oaks Hospital.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 46 Original 2020 Regular Session Henry
Creates the Coroner Safety Task Force to develop policy recommendations that seek to
enhance the prevention and mitigation of harm against a coroner and behavioral health
facility personnel during any examination performed in furtherance of the execution of
coroner's emergency certificate.
Provides that the task force be comprised of the following members:
(1) President of the La. Coroner's Association, or the president's designee.
(2) The President of the La. Hospital Association, or the president's designee.
(3)The coroner of Jefferson Parish, or the coroner's designee.
(4)One representative each from the Seaside Behavioral Center, Perimeter Behavioral
Hospital of New Orleans, Oceans Behavioral Hospital of Greater New Orleans, and
River Oaks Hospital.
Recommendations to be submitted to Senate Committee on Health and Welfare by
February 1, 2021.
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