· KY legislature · 2026RS

AN ACT relating to deceased persons.

Amend KRS 72.425 to require the state medical examiner to perform an autopsy on a decedent when the death of the person is not a coroner's case if a request is made by written consent by the decedent's spouse, the next of kin, or the person who assumes the responsibility to dispose of the body, as applicable; amend…

Sponsor

Candy Massaroni (R-KY)

Introduced

2026-03-03

Policy area

Law

Latest action

to Health Services (H)