Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Provides that, if a drug overdose is determined to be the cause or a contributing factor in a death, the coroner or medical examiner shall report the following information, at a minimum, to the Department of Public Health: (i) if known or knowable (rather than if possible), the cause of the overdose; (ii) whether or not fentanyl was part or all of the consumed substance; (iii) if fentanyl is part of the consumed substance, what other substances were consumed, if known or knowable; and (iv) if fentanyl is part of the consumed substance, in what proportion was fentanyl consumed to other substance or substances, if known or knowable. Currently, the report only requires the coroner to report, if possible, the cause of the overdose. Provides that the coroner must also communicate whether there was a suspicious level of fentanyl in combination with other controlled substances present to all law enforcement agencies in whose jurisdiction the deceased's body was found within 24 hours after receipt of the toxicology results whether or not a cause of death has been determined.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-28 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly [HB4942 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2024-05-28	110	0	0	0	110	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2024-05-17	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2024-04-18	78	33	2	1	114	Passed	Link	View

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