HB 1223-S - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Places jurisdiction over deceased minors with the county coroner.

Requires the coroner, medical examiner, or person acting in that capacity to promptly notify the department of social and health services of any instances in which the coroner, medical examiner, or person acting in that capacity has received notice of a minor's death.

Authorizes the provision of autopsy reports to the department of social and health services in cases involving the death of any minor where abuse or neglect of the child may have caused or contributed to his or her death or in cases involving any minor for whom the department has an open case or has had an open case in the year preceding the death of the child.

Provides that, if a death investigation is initiated by the department of social and health services, the department may share coroner's or medical examiner's documents with the investigators as part of the investigation process.