The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain a laboratory or laboratories suitably equipped with medical, scientific and other facilities for performance of the duties imposed by this chapter. Laboratories may be maintained in collaboration with The University of Connecticut or any other medical school or hospital and any other agencies in the state which have facilities that can be used in performing the duties of the office. The manner of compliance with this section shall be in the discretion of the commission.
(1969, P.A. 699, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 5; P.A. 79-47, S. 13.)
History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to office name and substituted “used” for “utilized”; Sec. 19-534 transferred to Sec. 19a-410 in 1983.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations
Section 19a-400. (Formerly Sec. 19-525). - Short title: Medicolegal Investigations Act.
Section 19a-401. (Formerly Sec. 19-526). - Commission on Medicolegal Investigations. Regulations.
Section 19a-403. (Formerly Sec. 19-527). - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fees. Regulations.
Section 19a-404. (Formerly Sec. 19-528). - Chief Medical Examiner.
Section 19a-405. (Formerly Sec. 19-529). - Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. Staff.
Section 19a-407. (Formerly Sec. 19-531). - Reports of deaths. Procedure.
Section 19a-407a. - DNA typing.
Section 19a-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-532). - Disposition of body after proceedings.
Section 19a-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-533). - Issuance of death certificate.
Section 19a-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-534). - Laboratories.
Section 19a-411. (Formerly Sec. 19-535). - Records.
Section 19a-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-536). - Records as evidence.
Section 19a-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-537). - Exhuming of bodies.
Section 19a-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-538). - Expenditures.
Section 19a-415. - Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Section 19a-415a. - Release of biologic material of a deceased person.