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Committee passes coroner training, hospital blood-retention changes
Summary
The Local Government committee approved House Bill 10 31 as amended to codify coroner training standards, establish enforcement and reimbursement mechanisms, and clarify hospital first-draw blood-retention rules; the vote was recorded 10-0.
At its first 2026 Local Government meeting the committee passed House Bill 10 31 as amended, a county coroner bill that sets minimum training hours, creates enforcement tools and clarifies hospital first-draw blood-retention protocols.
The bill, presented by Representative Karen Englewyn and explained in detail by Abby Raven of Ice Miller representing the Indiana State Coroners Association, requires a minimum of 40 hours of initial in-person training (including classroom instruction, a certification exam and a supervised externship) and at least eight hours of annual continuing education. The amended language also makes…
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