Rhode Island H7933 updates the state medical examiners statute to modernize language, practices, and qualifications, ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Rhode Island H7933 amends the state medical examiners statute to modernize language, update practices, and revise position titles and qualifications. The bill ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements and clarifies procedures for death investigations, autopsies, and reporting. It also establishes multidisciplinary teams to review maternal, child, and drug-related overdose deaths, aiming to reduce fatalities by identifying risk factors and protective measures.

Rhode Island H7933 updates the state medical examiners statute to modernize language, practices, and qualifications, ensuring HIPAA compliance.

Rhode Island H7933 amends the state medical examiners statute to modernize language, update practices, and revise position titles and qualifications. The bill ensures compliance with federal HIPAA requirements and clarifies procedures for death investigations, autopsies, and reporting. It also establishes multidisciplinary teams to review maternal, child, and drug-related overdose deaths, aiming to reduce fatalities by identifying risk factors and protective measures.