S 0875 General Bill, By Knotts and Leventis
Summary: Inmates
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 17-7-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ORDERING OF AUTOPSIES BY A CORONER OR A SOLICITOR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO DETERMINE A DECEDENT'S CAUSE OF DEATH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION APPLIES TO INMATES WHO DIE WHILE BEING TREATED AS A PATIENT IN A PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A CORONER WHO ORDERS THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AUTOPSY UPON AN INMATE WHO DIES WHILE BEING TREATED IN A PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITY MAY OBTAIN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE AUTOPSY FROM THE PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITY OR THE PENAL INSTITUTION THAT ADMITTED THE INMATE TO THE PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITY.
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12/05/07	Senate	Prefiled
12/05/07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/08/08	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-40
01/08/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-40
01/15/08	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, Massey