Tag: IACME Accredited

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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.
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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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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 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: Morgue Operations and Lab Services Documents

These documents pertain to morgue intake, child deaths, body handling, body scales, organ and tissue retention, and DNA collection 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.
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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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Small Office: Toxicology Document

This policy example is designed to provide guidance on toxicology collection, storage – including shipping – and addresses standards for IACME Laboratory Service, section “D”. This example is 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, photos, report storage, media requests, requests for appearance, and release of information 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.
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Medium Office: Personnel Policy Documents

These documents pertain to personnel policies and address standards for IACME Forensic Specialists, section “E”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office with autopsies performed at other facilities.
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Medium Office: Personnel Documents

These documents pertain to recruitment, selection and employment requirements – including the use of forensic specialists/disciplinary action – and address standards for IACME Forensic Specialists, section “E”. These examples are reflective of a medium-sized office that performs autopsies in-house and at other facilities.