Medium Office: Death Investigation Documents

These documents pertain to decedent identification, how to navigate hospital and nursing home deaths, how to report deaths – including 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.

Documents:

• SCCO Handbook of Procedures 2024v3 Identification
• SCCO Handbook of Procedures 2024v3 Investigation Guidelines
• SCCO Handbook of Procedures 2024v3 Investigation Guidelines_Hospital Deaths
• SCCO Handbook of Procedures 2024v3 Investigation Guidelines_Nursing Home Deaths
• SCCO Handbook of Procedures 2024v3 Reporting Deaths