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33	30		2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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35	32		COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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37	34		HOUSE BILL NO. 3184 By: Patzkowsky
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45	42		An Act relating to medicolegal investigations;
46	43		amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 94 0, as amended by
47	44		Section 1, Chapter 176, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Su pp.
48	45		2023, Section 940), which relates to the cooperation
49	46		of state and county officials with State Medical
50	47		Examiner; permitting the relocation of certain bodies
51	48		and vehicles for rural counties by state trooper;
52	49		requiring certain access; and providing an effective
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59	56		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
60	57		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 63 O.S. 2021, Section 940, as
61	58		amended by Section 1, Chapter 176, O.S.L. 2022 (63 O.S. Supp. 2023,
62	59		Section 940), is amended to rea d as follows:
63	60		Section 940. A. All law enforcement officers and other state
64	61		and county officials shall cooperate with the Chief Medical Examine r
65	62		and all other medical examiners in making inve stigations required
66	63		pursuant to the provisions of Sections 931 t hrough 954 of this
67	64		title. The officials and the physician in attendance of the
	65	+	deceased, or other persons when the deceased was unattended by a
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95		-	deceased, or other persons when the deceased was unattended by a
96	92		physician, shall promptly notify the medical ex aminer of the
97	93		occurrence of all deaths coming to their attention which, pursuant
98	94		to the provisions of Sections 931 through 95 4 of this title, are
99	95		subject to investigation, and shall assist in making dead bodi es and
100	96		related evidence available for investigat ion.
101	97		Subject to the provisions of Sections 931 through 954 of th is
102	98		title, bodies shall not be disturbed until authorized by t he Chief
103	99		Medical Examiner or his or her designee and the representative of
104	100		any law enforcement agency which has begun an investigat ion of the
105	101		cause of death except as provided for in subsection C. The
106	102		authorization may be given by telephone. Nothing in Sections 931
107	103		through 954 of this ti tle shall prevent the district attorney, or
108	104		his or her designee, or the responding law enforcemen t officer from
109	105		authorizing the removal of a body when the removal is determined to
110	106		be in the public interest and conditions at the scene are adequately
111	107		documented and preserved by photographs and measure ments.
112	108		B. The death of any p atient, inmate, ward, or veteran in a
113	109		state hospital or other ins titution shall be reported by the chief
114	110		administrative officer of the hospital or institution or his or her
115	111		designee to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner at th e time of
116	112		the death and prior to release of the b ody.
117	113		1. Within thirty-six (36) hours, a written report shall be
118	114		submitted and shall be accompanied by true and correct copies of all
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146	141		medical records of the hospital or institution concerning the
147	142		deceased patient.
148	143		2. The Chief Medical Examiner shall have the authority to
149	144		require production of an y records, documents, or equipment or other
150	145		items regarding the deceased patient deemed necessary to investigate
151	146		the death.
152	147		C. State Troopers in a county with a popul ation of less than
153	148		fifty thousand (50,000) may authorize the relocation of the body of
154	149		a deceased if, after investigating and documenting the scene and
155	150		with a concurring opinion of a local medical professional, the death
156	151		is determined to be accidental. The medical examiner or their
157	152		designee shall have access to any relocated bodies and relevant
158	153		requested evidence. The term "local medical professional " shall
159	154		mean a licensed doctor, nurse, or qualified Emergency Medical
160	155		Technician personnel who resides in the county or immediate
161	156		surrounding area.
162	157		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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164		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, dated 02/21/2024 -
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