SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3183

Senate, January 3, 2022 -- Substituted as a new text (Senator Tarr) for the House Bill to promote public safety and certainty related to child deaths (House, No. 5422).

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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Chapter 38 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2A the following section:-

Section 2B. In the case of a death of a child under the age of 2, the chief medical examiner shall review the findings and report of the medical examiner performing the autopsy; provided that no changes shall be made to the death certificate without the prior approval of the chief medical examiner.