HB 1289 -- County Coroners

Sponsor:  Cooper (120)

This bill makes several changes to the laws regarding coroners.
The bill:

(1)  Clarifies that when a person dies while being transferred
for medical treatment or is being treated in an emergency room of
a receiving facility, the county or state from which the person
is first removed is considered to be the place of death.  The
coroner of that county or state is then responsible for the
certificate of death.  Notification of a county coroner is also
necessary when certain institutionalized persons die after being
transferred to an institution in another county.  If the coroner
in the county where the person died believes further
investigation is warranted, the coroner may investigate with
authorization from the transferring county coroner;

(2)  Requires emergency room staff or a county coroner to notify
the transferring county coroner when a death occurs during
transfer and to make information and records available for any
investigation; and

(3)  Makes the county of origin of a deceased person responsible
for any investigation in the case of homicide, suicide, child
fatality, or any unusual or suspicious death.

Missouri House of Representatives
92nd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 23, 2004 at 11:15 am