The bill amends sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81 of the Revised Code and enacts section 313.141, focusing on organ donation and family notification following deaths from motor vehicle accidents. A key provision in the new section 313.141 mandates that coroners make reasonable efforts to inform the next of kin about the option for a private autopsy, utilizing a next of kin database developed by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The bill specifies the hierarchy of next of kin to be notified and establishes that the next of kin will be responsible for the costs associated with a private autopsy.

Additionally, the bill modifies the notification procedures for law enforcement agencies, requiring them to establish written policies for notifying next of kin within two hours after a motor vehicle accident. It also updates the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' database access to include county coroners for the purposes of the new section 313.141. The bill repeals existing sections 2108.25, 4501.80, and 4501.81, streamlining the legal framework surrounding these issues.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 2108.25, 4501.80, 4501.81