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Notice: 10989729

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Division:

Medical Examiners Commission

Chapter:

STANDARD INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES

Overview

RULE:

11G-2.001	Determination of Jurisdiction, Preliminary Procedures
11G-2.002	Identification
11G-2.003	Investigation
11G-2.004	Physical Evidence, Body Parts, Specimens
11G-2.005	Records, Autopsy Report
11G-2.006	Practice Guidelines

PURPOSE:

Updates the procedures for taking charge of a body, recording the findings and conclusions of the death in the permanent records, relinquishing charge of a body, fetal deaths and remains, amends the procedures for deaths as a result of traffic accident, who to notify when a body is released, removes inaccurate rule language and statute references, and makes grammatical corrections. Updates the procedures for identifying unidentified bodies, identifying fetal remains, clarifies existing rule language, and makes grammatical revisions. Updates the procedures for determining the cause and circumstances of a death, release of human remains, and performing autopsies. Clarifies that research during investigation of a death is prohibited; relocates text to another rule section, deletes unnecessary rule language, renames a rule paragraph to better describe the paragraph’s contents, makes grammatical revisions, provide guidelines for the retention and destroying of organs, tissues, sections, or fluids. Makes grammatical corrections, adds additional information for official records that shall be maintained by the district medical examiner, and revises the information required for autopsy reports. Updates the Medical Examiners Commission’s Practice Guidelines incorporated into Rule 11G-2.006, F.A.C., by reference.

SUMMARY:

Revises procedures for notification of death, findings and conclusions of death, notification of legally authorized persons of a death, relinquish charge of a dead body, examination of dead body, investigation of death prior to the release of human remains; removal of obsolete rule language; statistical reports; clarification of current rule language; unidentified human remains; examinations required for deaths resulting from violence; revises rules for performing an autopsy; research guidelines; custody and surrender of dead bodies; autopsy report; and how to obtain a copy of the Practice Guidelines.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

406.04 FS.

LAW:

406.11, 406.13, 406.145 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

2/3/2012 Vol. 38/05

COMMENTS:

From 2/3/2012 To 2/24/2012 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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