Medicolegal investigations; broadening certain investigative requirements; requiring certain documentation and reporting. Effective date.

SB 1808 requires medical examiners in Oklahoma to investigate sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID), sudden deaths in young people (SDY), and sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) cases within 48 hours. It mandates specific investigation steps including autopsies, toxicology tests, review of medical records, and interviews with caregivers, while requiring documentation of recent immunizations. The bill expands existing death investigation protocols to include these cases and requires medical examiners to report findings to the State Department of Health and the national SUID/SDY Case Registry. This affects medical examiners, healthcare providers (through record access), and state health agencies by standardizing data collection for infant and young person deaths.