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"SECTION 3. IC 36-2-14-20, AS ADDED BY P.L.271-2001,
SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2002]: Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and
IC 4-24-4-1, if:
(1) an individual who is a resident of Indiana dies in an Indiana
county:
(A) in which at least one (1) air
or land ambulance provider
is located; and
(B) of which the individual is not a resident; and
(2) an autopsy is performed on the individual:
(A) in the county in which the individual died; and
(B) under the authority of the county coroner in the discharge
of the coroner's duties;
the county coroner shall bill the county in which the incident occurred
that caused the death of the individual on whom the autopsy was
performed for the cost of the autopsy, including the physician fee under
section 6(d) of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) and IC 4-24-4-1, payment
for the costs of an autopsy requested by a party other than the:
(1) county prosecutor; or
(2) county coroner;
of the county in which the individual died must be made by the party
requesting the autopsy.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 404 as printed February 15, 2002.)
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