File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request -
Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
State Postmortem Examiners Commission - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner -
Postmortem Examiners Law
 
Altering and expanding requirements for the staff of the State
Postmortem Examiners Commission; requiring the Chief Medical Examiner,
the deputy chief medical examiners, and specified assistant medical
examiners to be certified in a specified medical specialty by a
specified board; authorizing the Commission to appoint forensic
investigators; requiring the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to
orally report findings and deliver a copy of an autopsy report under
specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/28
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 1/30
 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 2/27
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 2/29
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 - 3/28
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/3
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 - 3/28
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/29
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/8
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 69
 
Sponsored by:
- Health and Government Operations Committee, Chair
 - Departmental
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Autopsies
 - Child Abuse and Neglect
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Medical Examiners
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Health - General
 - (
 5-301 ,
 5-305 ,
 5-306 ,
 5-309 ,
 5-310 ,
 5-311 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 316284/01     Offered on: February 27, 2008   at:
10:37 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- February 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)
 
Senate
- March 29, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)