72.027 Inquiry regarding sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in post-mortem
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(1)For the purposes of this section, "SUDEP" means sudden unexpected death in
epilepsy.
(a)All autopsies conducted in this state as required by KRS 72.025 shall include,
if requested by an immediate family member of the deceased to the coroner,
an inquiry to determine whether the death is a direct result of a seizure or
epilepsy. If the finding in an autopsy is consistent with SUDEP, the coroner
shall indicate on the death certificate that SUDEP is the cause or suspected
cause of death.
(b)If SUDEP is written as the cause or suspected cause of death, the Vital
Statistics Branch shall forward a copy of the death certificate to the North
American SUDEP Registry at the Langone Medical Center at New York
University within thirty
(30)days.