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Medium Office: Records Documents

These documents pertain to media relations, file storage, records, fees, and procedures for death certification 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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Medium Office: Autopsy and External Examination Document

This policy example provides guidance around conducting forensic autopsies and external examinations – including autopsy photographs and equipment – and addresses standards for IACME Morgue Facilities, section “C”. This example is reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house and at other facilities.
July 2025
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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.
July 2025
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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.
July 2025
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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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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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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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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