HB1253

Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to ensure transparency and accountability in the handling and disposition of human remains and internal organs.

The Gracey Claire Rushing Act establishes protocols for the handling of human remains and internal organs during autopsies and forensic investigations in Louisiana. It mandates that forensic pathologists or designated experts notify the next of kin when internal organs are retained for additional testing, except in private autopsies. The coroner must notify the next of kin within 48 hours of receiving notice from the pathologist or expert that organs have been retained.