SB1853

Medicolegal investigations; requiring investigation to include certain components; requiring certain information to be documented on report. Effective date.

Introduced·2/2/26
Int Text

Oklahoma SB1853 mandates specific components for medicolegal investigations and requires certain information to be documented on the report.

Oklahoma SB1853 amends the medicolegal investigation process by requiring investigations to include detailed documentation of the death scene, access to medical and dental records, and microscopic and toxicology studies if necessary. It mandates that reports include details on new medications, immunizations, or emergency countermeasures administered to the deceased within 90 days before death. If suicide is suspected, the report must indicate whether the death was a suicide, probable suicide, or possible suicide.

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Current
Health and Human Services Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Feb 3

Senate

Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

Feb 2

Senate

First Reading

Feb 2

Senate

Authored by Senator McIntosh