Category: Multiple Resources

Accreditation Document Repository

Small Office: Safety and Confidentiality Documents

These documents pertain to exposure to biohazard and other agency exposure – including donation and confidentiality – and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Large Office: Postmortem Examination Documents

These documents pertain to autopsy reports and performing forensic examinations, 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: Health and Safety Documents

These documents provide guidance for health and safety, autopsy refusal, organ tissue release – including peer review quality assurance – and address standards for NAME General, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a small office with autopsies performed at a hospital facility.
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Medium Office: Facility Documents

These documents pertain to fiscal management, exposure control – including safety, facility security, and facility maintenance – and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house and at other facilities.
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Small Office: Investigative Practices Documents

These documents pertain to the handling of digital photography, identification methods, interoffice communication – including handling jurisdictional cases – and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Investigative Practices, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Small Office: Case Involvement Documents

These documents pertain to case notification, decedent identification, scene investigation protocol, scattered remains/body recovery – including notifying next of kin, and more – and address standards for NAME Investigations, section “B”. 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.
Accreditation Document Repository

Small Office: Postmortem Examination Documents

These documents pertain to autopsies and forensic exams, guidelines surrounding forensic pathologists – including haz mat procedures – and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A” as well as IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies in-house.
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Medium Office: Investigative Reports Documents

These documents pertain to investigative reports and forms – including media requests, release of information, report storage and photos – 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.