House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends proposed GS 148-10.5, concerning deaths of inmates and subsequent records, clarifying that the records sent to the Chief Medical Examiner after the death of an inmate are used for the purpose of determining the cause and manner of death. Provides that the Chief Medical Examiner has to request copies of the records concerning any report the State Bureau of Investigation makes if it investigates the death of the inmate. Further provides that any records provided to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pursuant to this statute are not considered public records as defined in GS 132-1 if the records would not be public records in the custody of the Division of Adult Correction or the State Bureau of Investigation.
RECORDS TO MEDICAL EXAMINER.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DIVISION OF ADULT CORRECTION TO PROVIDE COPIES OF ALL RECORDS TO THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF AN INMATE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DIVISION.Intro. by L. Hall, Setzer, Cunningham, Pierce.
Status: Re-ref Com On Health Care (Senate Action) (Jun 1 2015)
Bill History:
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Wed, 18 Mar 2015 House: Filed
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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 19 Mar 2015 House: Ref To Com On Health
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 House: Placed On Cal For 03/26/2015
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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 Senate: Regular Message Received From House
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 1 Jun 2015 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Mon, 1 Jun 2015 Senate: Re-ref Com On Health Care
H 281
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 281 (2015-2016)Summary date: Mar 25 2015 - View Summary
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Bill H 281 (2015-2016)Summary date: Mar 18 2015 - View Summary
Enacts new GS 148-10.5 requiring the Division of Adult Correction (Division), whenever an inmate dies while in the Division's custody, to provide copies of all records associated with the deceased to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (Examiner). Also requires any reports from investigations into the death conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation to be provided to the Examiner. States that no privacy considerations prevent the Examiner from obtaining copies of records directly from the Division.
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