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This bill modifies provisions related to medical providers' participation in criminal investigations by introducing new requirements for emergency rooms and medical professionals treating patients with gunshot or stab wounds. Specifically, emergency room facilities must now provide three hours of annual training to personnel on forensic evidence collection and maintain a secure storage unit for forensic evidence. Medical professionals licensed under certain chapters are now required to report to law enforcement any patient treated for a gunshot or stabbing wound at least one inch deep, including the patient's name, address, or description, along with details about the wound. The bill also ensures that physicians who report such wounds in good faith are granted immunity from civil liability. Additionally, the bill mandates that emergency rooms have access to evidentiary collection kits for gunshot and stab wounds, which will be developed and distributed by the Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Public Safety. The kits will come with standardized forms and procedures for gathering evidence, and the Department of Public Safety is authorized to create rules and regulations to implement these new requirements, with provisions ensuring compliance with existing administrative rule-making processes.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB646&year=2025&code=R