(2) The board shall make policies for the administration of ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and the Department of State Police shall adopt rules to effectuate the policies.
(3) The board shall recommend the name or names of pathologists to the Superintendent of State Police from which the superintendent shall appoint the Chief Medical Examiner.
(4) The board consists of 11 members appointed by the Governor who are:
(a) The Chair of the Department of Pathology of the Oregon Health and Science University, who is the chairperson of the board;
(b) The State Health Officer;
(c) A sheriff;
(d) A trauma physician recommended by the State Trauma Advisory Board;
(e) A pathologist;
(f) A district attorney;
(g) A funeral service practitioner and embalmer licensed by the State Mortuary and Cemetery Board;
(h) A chief of police;
(i) A member of the defense bar;
(j) A member of the public at large; and
(k) A member of one of the federally recognized Oregon Indian tribes.
(5) The members described in subsection (4)(a) and (b) of this section may serve as long as they hold their respective positions. The term of office of each member described in subsection (4)(c), (f) and (h) of this section is for four years, except that the position becomes vacant if the member ceases to be a sheriff, district attorney or chief of police, respectively. The terms of office of the other members of the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board are for four years.
(6) A member of the board is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495.
(7) The board shall meet annually at a time and place determined by the chairperson. The chairperson or any four members of the board may call a special meeting upon not less than one week’s notice to the members of the board.
(8) Six members of the board constitute a quorum. [1973 c.408 §2; 1995 c.744 §9; 2011 c.28 §1; 2017 c.151 §4]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 04 - Criminal Procedure, Crimes
Chapter 146 - Investigations of Deaths, Injuries and Missing Persons
Section 146.003 - Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992.
Section 146.025 - Functions of board.
Section 146.035 - Chief Medical Examiner; personnel; records; right to examine records.
Section 146.055 - Advice; autopsies; training programs; report.
Section 146.065 - Local medical examiners; appointment; Deputy State Medical Examiner.
Section 146.080 - Assistant district medical examiner.
Section 146.085 - Medical-legal death investigators.
Section 146.090 - Deaths requiring investigation.
Section 146.095 - Investigation; certification; report; training.
Section 146.100 - Where death considered to have occurred; notification of death required.
Section 146.103 - Removal of body, effects or weapons prohibited without consent.
Section 146.107 - Authority to enter and secure certain premises; court order.
Section 146.109 - Notification of next of kin.
Section 146.113 - Authority to order removal of body fluids.
Section 146.121 - Disposition of body; filing; expenses.
Section 146.125 - Disposition of personal property.
Section 146.135 - Authority to order inquest.
Section 146.145 - Jury of inquest.
Section 146.155 - Inquest proceedings.
Section 146.171 - Unidentified human remains; maintenance of records.
Section 146.177 - Procedures for investigating missing persons.
Section 146.181 - Missing persons; police report; supplementary report.
Section 146.184 - Medical practitioners to provide information about missing persons.
Section 146.710 - Definition for ORS 146.710 to 146.780.
Section 146.750 - Injuries to be reported to law enforcement agency.