Senate Amendment 1A
H 3691 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Coroners - First Responders

Senator M. Johnson proposes the following amendment (SJ-3691.MB0008S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 44-130-90(A) and inserting:

(A) A coroner, deputy coroner, or coroner's designee may administer an opioid antidote if the coroner, deputy coroner, or coroner's designee believes in good faith that the person is experiencing an opioid overdose and exercises reasonable care. 

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 17-5-510(2) and (3) and inserting:

(2) the medical examiner's duties must be specified in an annual written contract between the county governing body and the medical examiner 

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Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Chapter 5, Title 17 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 17-5-150.Coroners and deputy coroners are considered public safety officers under 34 U.S.C.  �10281 et seq., if killed in the line of duty.