Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF3250

2E Relating to coroners and medical examiners; modifying and updating certain
provisions; modifying certain medical examiner and coroner qualifications;
specifying the procedure for Hennepin county medical examiner selection;
requiring the coroner or medical examiner to be included in the bond held by the
county for all appointed and elected county officials; providing for the office
of the coroner or medical examiner to be an independent agency of the county;
providing for the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner over a person
pronounced dead, providing for transfer of jurisdiction under certain
conditions; modifying medical examiner or coroner staff provisions; requiring
every county to have a system or process for receiving, storing and releasing
dead bodies; requiring all sudden and unexpected deaths to be promptly reported
to the coroner or medical examiner, specifying reportable deaths; providing for
county boards to be responsible for compensation of coroner, medical examiner,
assistants, investigators and other medical specialists; specifying certain
county board compensation requirements for a coroner, medical examiner,
investigators and medical specialists; authorizing certain medical examiner
fees; authorizing coroner or medical examiner facilitation of organ and tissue
donations; providing for cremation approval; modifying disposition of bodies
procedures; establishing procedures for use of property of deceased; modifying
death records provisions; modifying procedures for attempting to identity
deceased persons, specifying certain reporting requirements; providing for
request for examinations; authorizing county boards to contract to perform
coroner or medical examiner services with other units of government; repealing
certain provisions
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