Category: Morgue Operations, Transportation, and Unclaimed Remains

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Medium Office: Morgue Procedures Documents

These documents pertain to morgue procedures, preparing decedent for transportation, and guidelines for unclaimed or indigent remains – including cremation policies – and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at their state medical examiner’s office.
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Large Office: Decedent Transportation Document

This policy example provides guidance on decedent transportation to the facility – including receipt and release – and addresses standards for NAME Morgue Operations, section “C” as well as IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. This example is reflective of a large office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Morgue Operations and Lab Services Documents

These documents pertain to radiographs, release of unidentified remains, rotation plans for on-call mortuaries – including decedent transportation – and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C” as well as IACME Laboratory Services, section “D”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at other facilities.
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Small Office: Morgue Operations Documents

These documents pertain to body receiving and release – including transportation, body procedures, and unclaimed remains – and address standards for NAME Morgue Operations, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a small office with autopsies performed at a hospital facility.
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Large Office: Morgue Operations Documents

These documents pertain to mortuary guidelines and radiography tests, and address standards for NAME Morgue Operations, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a large office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Small Office: Morgue Operations and Lab Services Documents

These documents pertain to body handling and body scales, organ and tissue retention – including child scenes, DNA collection, and morgue intake – and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C” as well as IACME Laboratory Services, section “D”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Morgue Operations and Lab Services Documents

These documents pertain to body receiving and releasing, disposition of unclaimed decedents, in-house autopsy policy, portable dental machines – including x-ray machines, and Rapid DNA machine use – and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C” as well as IACME Laboratory Services, section “D”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house and at other facilities.