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AB-1351 Coroners and medical examiners: reporting drug overdose deaths.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 27491.48 is added to the Government Code, to read:

27491.48.
 (a) In addition to other reporting requirements, on the 15th day of January, April, July, and October each year, the coroner or medical examiner shall report in writing to the State Department of Public Heath the death of any person that occurred during the preceding three-month period involving, or caused by, an overdose of a drug or drugs.
(b) The written report shall indicate the primary substance or substances that caused or were involved in each death, as well as the presence, if any, of methamphetamine, opioids, cocaine, or benzodiazepines.
SEC. 2.
 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.