Modifies provisions relating to medical providers' participation in criminal investigations

Summary

The bill repeals an existing statute and creates four new sections that obligate emergency‑room operators to train personnel on forensic evidence collection, maintain secure storage for that evidence, and keep evidentiary kits on hand. It also makes it a punishable offense for licensed physicians or surgeons to fail to immediately report the identity or description of a patient with a gunshot or stab wound (at least one inch deep) to local law enforcement, while granting them immunity for good‑faith reporting. The goal is to improve the preservation and availability of forensic evidence for criminal investigations.

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