Adds domestic partner, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews of the deceased individual or the lawful representative of such persons to receive death certificates.
Requires investigation and autopsy of suspicious deaths where the deceased individual had an identifiable history of being victimized by domestic violence.
Relates to the controlling disposition of a decedent's remains; adds domestic partners and removes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews from having such controlling interest.
Relates to the controlling disposition of a decedent's remains; adds domestic partners and removes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces or nephews from having such controlling interest.
Includes whether an individual was in custody on the death certificate for such individual; requires such information to be included in the publicly available statistics published on the website of the department of health.
Provides for a window of eighteen months for people to receive birth, death, marriage, and dissolution of marriage records without paying a fee.
Relates to required notification of an incarcerated individual's emergency contacts when such incarcerated individual experiences a serious medical event; provides that incarcerated individuals and their representatives shall have the right to access such incarcerated individual's medical records; provides requirements for access to such medical records; establishes an independent medical oversight body to monitor and evaluate the quality of medical care provided to incarcerated individuals within correctional facilities and to ensure compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements for adequate medical care; provides penalties for certain violations; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to collect data on medical incidents, response times, and correctional facility compliance with certain requirements, and to publish an annual report detailing such data.
Authorizes certain penalties to be assessed against members of a limited liability company and partners of a limited liability partnership or partnership.
Requires all letters granted to personal representatives contain restrictions on compromising any cause of action arising from the death of the decedent.
Prohibits persons, firms, or corporations whose interests are adverse to that of a person who received personal injuries or death as a result of an action by such person, firm or corporation from negotiating any contracts or settlements releasing such person, firm or corporation from liability for the tortious or potentially tortious act within thirty days of such act.