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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed General Assembly
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018-2019 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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16 added · 29 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment changes the wording in a provision regarding medical examiners and organ donation. Specifically, it removes the requirement for the presence of the medical examiner when their judgment deems it necessary and instead ties their presence to a determination that tissues or organs may be involved in the cause of death. This clarification could impact the process of organ removal from donors whose deaths are under investigation by specifying the circumstances under which a medical examiner's presence is required.
2019, c.049 (S2922) CHAPTER 49 P.L.An Act concerning medical examiners and organ donation and amending P.L.2018, c.62.
2019, CHAPTER 49, approved March 18, 2019 Senate, No.
2922 An Act concerning medical examiners and organ donation and amending P.L.2018, c.62.
12. C.26:6B-12 a. Examination, Notwithstandingautopsy anywhen otherdecedent provision of law to the contrary, if a decedent, whose death is under investigation pursuant to this act, is a donor of all or part of his body as evidenced by an advanceorgan directivedonor. for health care, will, card, or other document, or as otherwise provided in the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act," P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et seq.), the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, who has notice of the donation shall perform an examination, autopsy, or analysis of tissues or organs only in a manner and within a time period compatible with their preservation for the purposes of transplantation.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, if a decedent, whose death is under investigation pursuant to this act, is a donor of all or part of his body as evidenced by an advance directive for health care, will, card, or other document, or as otherwise provided in the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act," P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-77 et seq.), the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, who has notice of the donation shall perform an examination, autopsy, or analysis of tissues or organs only in a manner and within a time period compatible with their preservation for the purposes of transplantation.
The Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State Medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, as applicable, shall be present during removal of the anatomical gift if, in that medical examiner's judgment, [his presence is deemed necessary] those tissues or organs may be involved in the cause of death. In that case, the applicable medical examiner may request a biopsy of those tissues or organs or deny removal of the anatomical gift.
c. c. A health care professional, who is performing a transplant from a donor whose death is under investigation pursuant to this act, shall file with the Chief State Medical Examiner a report detailing the condition of the part of the body that is the anatomical gift and its relationship to the cause of death. If appropriate, the report shall include a biopsy or medically approved sample from the anatomical gift. The health care professional's report shall become part of the Chief State Medical Examiner's report.
(cf: 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
P.L.2018, c.62, s.12) 2. Approved ThisMarch act18, shall2019. take effect immediately.
STATEMENT This bill revises the standard governing when the presence of the Chief State Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief State medical Examiner, county or intercounty medical examiner, or assistant county or intercounty medical examiner, as applicable, is required during removal of an anatomical gift from a donor whose death is under investigation pursuant to the “Revised State Medical Examiner Act.” The law currently requires that the medical examiner be present if, in the medical examiner’s judgment, his presence is deemed necessary.
The bill requires that the medical examiner be present during the removal of an anatomical gift when in the medical examiner’s judgment “those tissues or organs may be involved in the cause of death”.
Revises standard for presence of medical examiner during removal of anatomical gift from decedent.
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