Louisiana HB 915: CORONERS: Provides for duties of coroners in cases in which a death occurs within a certain time period of the decedent's last vaccination

Bill Text

HLS 22RS-1843 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 915
BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
CORONERS: Provides for duties of coroners in cases in which a death occurs within a
certain time period of the decedent's last vaccination
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:5713(A)(14), relative to coroners; to provide for duties of coroners relative
3 to the investigation of deaths; to require an investigation of a death within a certain
4 time period of a vaccination; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5713(A)(14) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §5713. Duties; autopsies and investigations
8 A. The coroner shall either view the body or make an investigation into the
9 cause and manner of death in all cases involving the following:
10 * * *
11 (14) Deaths within sixty days of the individual's last vaccination as
12 determined by the Louisiana Immunization Network registry. The coroner shall file
13 a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System report in such cases.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 915 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Crews
Abstract: Provides relative to the duties of coroners.
Present law requires that a coroner either view a body or make an investigation into the
cause and manner of death in all cases involving certain types of deaths.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.

HLS 22RS-1843 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 915
Proposed law adds deaths that occur within 60 days of an individual's last vaccination
according to the Louisiana Immunization Network registry, and requires the coroner to file
a Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System report.
(Adds R.S. 13:5713(A)(14))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.