Budget Amendment ID: FY2024-S3-912

EPS 912

Chief Medical Examiner Oversight of Child Deaths

Ms. Lovely and Messrs. Cyr and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section __ the following section:-

SECTION ___. 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 the death of a child under the age of 2, the chief medical examiner shall review and approve: (i) the findings and report of the medical examiner performing the autopsy to determine the cause of death; and (ii) any change to the autopsy report.