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Committee considers technical updates to coroner training and first-draw blood rules
Summary
House Bill 10-31 would set a 40-hour minimum initial coroner training (plus an 8-hour annual requirement), bar coroners who lack required training from conducting investigations or signing death certificates, and clarify that first-draw blood protocols apply only to admitted patients. The Indiana State Coroners Association supports the changes.
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard House Bill 10-31, which sets minimum training standards for coroners and deputy coroners, clarifies enforcement, and adjusts hospital requirements for retaining first-draw blood samples in coroner cases.
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