Referred to the House Local Government Committee on January 20, 2021
Substitute offered in the House on February 5, 2021
Requires coroners, medical examiners, and full-time medicolegal investigative personnel, other than prosecuting attorneys acting as ex- officio coroners and those who have already received comparable training, to complete medicolegal forensic investigation training within 12 months of assuming office.
Amendment offered by Rep. Keith Goehner (Chelan) (R) on March 6, 2021
Requires the state treasurer to withhold 25 percent
of autopsy reimbursement funds, rather than all reimbursement funds, if a coroner's or medical examiner's office does not achieve maintain accreditation by either the International Association of
Coroners and Medical Examiners or the National Association of
Medical Examiners as required, or if the coroner, medical examiner,
or medicolegal investigative personnel did not complete medicolegal
forensic investigation training as required.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 6, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Gerry Pollet (Seattle) (D) on March 6, 2021
(1) Allows a county legislative authority in a county with fewer than 40,000 people to decide to appoint a coroner, instead of electing one, once the elected prosecutor ceases acting as ex- officio coroner in such a county on January 1, 2025.
(2) Allows a county to enter into an interlocal agreement with an adjoining county for the provision of coroner or medical examiner services.
(3) Provides minimum salaries for elected coroners in counties with under 40,000 people, and allows a county legislative authority to alternatively set the salary on a per case basis in such counties, as of January 1, 2025.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 6, 2021
Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Walsh (Aberdeen) (R) on March 6, 2021
Authorizes a county legislative authority in a county 6 with fewer than 40,000 people to direct the prosecuting attorney to 7 serve as ex-officio coroner.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 6, 2021