Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 396 — AN ACT CONCERNING SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY.

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General Assembly Proposed Bill No.
General Assembly Committee Bill No.
2483 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by:
5191 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by:
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(PH) AN ACT CONCERNING SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY.
LESSER, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY.
That the general statutes be amended to require, when a medical examiner conducts an autopsy on a deceased person who was diagnosed with epilepsy or had a history of seizures, that the medical examiner (1) note on the death certificate whether the person suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy, and (2) file the death certificate with the North American SUDEP Registry.
Section 1.
Statement of Purpose:
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The Chief Medical Examiner shall make a determination as to whether or not a person's death was a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, when (1) it requires an autopsy pursuant to subsection (a) of section 19a-406 of the general statutes in connection with (A) a sudden or unexpected death not caused by a readily recognizable disease, or (B) a death under suspicious circumstances, and (2) the deceased was diagnosed with epilepsy.
To require a medical examiner to make a determination as to whether a deceased person with epilepsy or a history of seizures suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy.
The Chief Medical Examiner shall note such determination on the deceased's death certificate and issue a copy of such death certificate to the North American Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Registry as soon as practicable after the completion of the autopsy.
For purposes of this section, "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy" means the death of a person with epilepsy that is not caused by injury, drowning or other known causes unrelated to epilepsy.
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5191 1 of 2 Committee Bill No.
396 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section Statement of Purpose:
To require a medical examiner to make a determination as to whether a deceased person with epilepsy suffered a sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
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LESSER, 9th Dist.
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396 LCO No.
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  6. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 396?
SB 396 is sponsored by Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 396?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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