Makes the following changes to the law concerning the responsibility for the costs of an autopsy performed on an Indiana resident who dies in an Indiana county as the result of an incident occurring in another Indiana county: (1) Adds the autopsy costs of a person dying of natural causes to the law's application. (2) Provides that if coroners disagree as to the need for an autopsy, the coroner performing the autopsy is responsible for autopsy costs. (3) Provides that when the coroners agree on the need for an autopsy, the coroner of the county where the death occurred shall bill the other county for autopsy costs not more than 180 days after the death occurred. Requires a hospital, a medical laboratory, or another facility to maintain a first draw blood sample for at least 30 days after collecting the sample.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 36-2-14-20, 36-2-14-22.1