Bill Text: IA HF579 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requesting a legislative interim study committee relating to medical examiner efficiencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-04 - Introduced, referred to Human Resources. H.J. 386. [HF579 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF579-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
579
BY
R.
SMITH
,
KONFRST
,
LENSING
,
GASKILL
,
DONAHUE
,
KRESSIG
,
and
BROWN-POWERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requesting
a
legislative
interim
study
committee
1
relating
to
medical
examiner
efficiencies.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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579
Section
1.
INTERIM
STUDY
COMMITTEE
ON
MEDICAL
EXAMINER
1
EFFICIENCIES.
2
1.
The
legislative
council
is
requested
to
establish
a
study
3
committee
for
the
2019
interim
relating
to
medical
examiners,
4
including
studying
efficiencies
in
investigating
deaths
that
5
require
autopsies
by
a
medical
examiner.
6
2.
The
interim
committee’s
review
shall
include
an
7
evaluation
of
projected
future
caseloads
for
medical
examiners
8
and
funding
requirements,
an
examination
of
opportunities
to
9
foster
cooperation
and
sharing
of
resources
between
the
state
10
medical
examiner
office
and
county
offices,
a
review
of
areas
11
of
coverage
for
all
medical
examiner
offices,
and
consideration
12
of
methods
to
better
recruit
medical
examiners
to
the
state.
13
3.
The
interim
committee
shall
submit
its
findings
and
14
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
for
consideration
15
during
the
2020
legislative
session.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
requests
the
legislative
council
to
establish
20
a
legislative
study
committee
for
the
2019
interim
to
study
21
medical
examiners,
including
studying
efficiencies
in
22
investigating
deaths
that
require
autopsies
by
a
medical
23
examiner.
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