Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-198

GOV 198

Reduction of Cases Concerning Unattended Deaths

Mr. Keenan moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section___, the following new section:-

SECTION ___.  Section 2A of Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2013 is amended by inserting after the words “forthcoming quarter”, the following:-

“provided further, the Secretary at the request of the Chief Medical Examiner, may transfer funds allocated hereunder to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner to be used to employ the services of other state agencies or private labs to reduce backlog of autopsies of unattended deaths requiring toxicology tests.”