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Medium Office: Death Investigation Documents

These documents pertain to initial notification of death, decedent identification, hospital and nursing home/hospice deaths, obvious deaths, reportable deaths, and general guidelines for death investigation 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.
July 2025
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Large Office: Investigation Guidelines Documents

These documents pertain to the duties and expectations of investigators, scene/photography protocol – including investigator guidelines – and address standards for NAME Investigations, section “B”. These examples are reflective of a large office that performs autopsies in-house.
July 2025
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Medium Office: Case Involvement Documents

These documents pertain to case file closure – including cremains disposition, determining need for autopsy, identification, formal pronouncement of death – 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.
July 2025
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Medium Office: Investigative Practices Documents

These documents pertain to cremation permits and procedures, information security services, custodial deaths – including death scene investigation, and case reporting documentation/closure – 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 and at other facilities.
July 2025
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Small Office: Mass Disaster Plan

These documents pertain to responding to mass fatality incidents and mutual aid, and address standards for NAME General, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a small office with autopsies performed at a hospital facility.
July 2025
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Medium Office: Mass Disaster Plan

This policy example is designed to provide guidance on how to respond to a mass fatality incident, and addresses standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. This example is reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at other facilities.
July 2025
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Medium Office: Confidentiality and Training Documents

These documents pertain to organ donation, confidentiality, use of county property, uniforms, staff meetings, employee safety, internet content, social media policies, and standard operating procedures for training and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at other facilities.
July 2025
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Large Office: Health and Safety Documents

These documents pertain to ethics, organ procurement, tissue removal, health, safety – including safety apparel – and procedures at the scene and address standards for NAME General, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a large office that performs autopsies in-house.
July 2025
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Medium Office: Health and Safety Documents

These documents pertain to health, safety, ethics, organ tissue donation, court responsibilities, personal firearms, and guidance around cultural/religious differences and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at their state medical examiner’s office.
July 2025
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Small Office: Safety, Confidentiality, and Quality Documents

These documents pertain to biohazard and other agency exposure, donation, confidentiality, quality review, and quality improvement and address standards for IACME Agency Practices, section “A”. These examples are reflective of a small office that performs autopsies in-house.
July 2025