Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.
Tennessee HB1807 authorizes a surviving parent, alongside another next of kin, to formally contest a county medical examiner's classification of a child's death as suicide and to seek a review from the state chief medical examiner. The bill also permits the other parent of a minor child of the decedent to request a copy of the death certificate. Key provisions include the establishment of a formal process for disputing death determinations and access to death certificates for parents of minors.
Tennessee HB1807 authorizes a surviving parent, alongside another next of kin, to formally contest a county medical examiner's classification of a child's death as suicide and to seek a review from the state chief medical examiner. The bill also permits the other parent of a minor child of the decedent to request a copy of the death certificate. Key provisions include the establishment of a formal process for disputing death determinations and access to death certificates for parents of minors.
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