Category: Multiple Resources

Accreditation Document Repository

Large Office: Records Management Documents

These documents pertain to release of information, reports, and records, including death certificates, and address standards for NAME Reports and Recording Keeping, section “F”. These examples are reflective of a large office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Autopsy and Postmortem Examination Documents

These documents pertain to post-mortem examination and autopsy protocol, including child autopsy and request for autopsy, and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Small Office: Autopsy Documents

These documents pertain to advanced decomposition, toxicology, and autopsy, including procedures for requesting an autopsy, and address standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies at other facilities.
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Medium Office: Morgue Operations, Transportation, and Unclaimed Remains Documents

These documents pertain to claiming remains, autopsy suites, post-mortem radiology, body removal, and body 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 that performs autopsies in-house.
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Small Office: Morgue Operations Documents

These documents pertain to organ and biological evidence retention, body removal and removal services, including body receiving, body releasing, and unclaimed bodies, and address standards IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C” as well as IACME Laboratory Services, section “D”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies at other facilities.
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Large Office: Radiology and Transportation Documents

These documents pertain to the transportation of human remains and proper technique and safety for x-ray equipment, 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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Medium Office: Investigative Practices Documents

These documents pertain to identification, body examinations, notifying next of kin, reporting contagious diseases, and fetal, infant and child death investigations, including SUIDI, and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Investigative Practices, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Death Investigation Documents

These documents pertain to case jurisdiction, numbering, notification of death, cause and manner of death, scene protocol, and documentation and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Investigative Practices, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Death Investigation Documents

These documents pertain to general jurisdiction, determination of death, photography, and investigation guidelines, including case specific, child/infant, and scene protocol and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Investigative Practices, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at their state medical examiner’s office.
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Medium Office: Death Investigation Documents

These documents pertain to communication with other entities and procedures for notifying next of kin, cold-case review, operational tasks, including scene management, report preparation, and body bag handling, and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Investigative Practices, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at other facilities.