§ 20-15-502 — Reports required

(a) Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city police officer, state police officer, member of the staff of any public or private hospital, or attending physician with knowledge of the sudden death of a child between the ages of one (1) week and one (1) year who appeared in apparent good health shall immediately report the death to the county coroner or the county sheriff if the county coroner is unavailable, within twenty-four (24) hours after the discovery of the death. (b) The report shall include facts concerning the time, place, manner, and circumstances surrounding the death. (c) Upon receipt of the report, the county coroner, or the county sheriff if the county coroner is unavailable, shall report the death to the Department of Health and the Child Abuse Hotline.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2015, No. 1211,§ 5, eff. 7/22/2015. Acts 1979, No. 116, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-640.