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Bill Title: Investigation of overdose deaths. Requires the county coroner to do the following if the county coroner reasonably suspects the cause of a person's death to be accidental or intentional overdose of a controlled substance: (1) Obtain any relevant information about the decedent maintained by the INSPECT program. (2) Extract and test certain bodily fluids of the decedent. (3) Report test results to the state department of health (department). (4) Provide the department notice of the decedent's death, including any information related to the controlled substances involved, if any. Authorizes the department to adopt rules. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Passed) 2018-03-22 - Public Law 193 [SB0139 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2018-SB0139-Enrolled.pdf

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