Identical to S 750, filed 5/24/18.

Amends GS 153A-225 to provide that if a person in the custody of a local confinement facility dies, the medical examiner and the coroner must be notified immediately, regardless of the physical location of the prisoner at the time of death.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to study how to improve prisoner health screening with the goal of improving the determination that a prisoner in a local confinement facility has been prescribed life-saving medication and a process to ensure timely administration of those medications. Requires DHHS to report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on or before November 1, 2018.

Requires DHHS and the Government Data Analytics Center to collaborate with local government and local law enforcement organizations to explore participating in the North Carolina Health Information Exchange Network (HIE Network) to facilitate electronic transmission of  health information for prisoners in the custody of local confinement facilities. Also requires the Department of Public Safety, DHHS, and the Government Data Analytics Center to work together to ensure that the State’s prison facilities are full participants in the HIE Network. Requires an interim report on or before October 1, 2018, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee and a final report on or before October 1, 2019, on the these required actions.