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HB 480 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to deceased persons.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 7, 2024

Latest action (Feb 7, 2024) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 72.425 to require a coroner to perform an autopsy on a decedent when the death of the person is not a coroner's case if a request is made by written consent by the decedent's spouse, the next of kin, or the person who assumes the responsibility to dispose of the body, as applicable; amend KRS 72.460 to specify who pays for an autopsy.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Feb 7, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 7, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
CoronersDeathsHealth and Medical Services

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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