Florida Statutes
Title XXIX - Public Health
Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains

Part I - Medical Examiners (Ss. 406.01-406.17)

406.01 - Short title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 70-232.

406.02 - Medical Examiners Commission; membership; terms; duties; staff. - (1) There is created the Medical Examiners Commission within the...

406.03 - Organization and meetings of commission. - History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6,...

406.04 - Rules. - History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 78-323; ss. 6,...

406.05 - Medical examiner districts. - History.—s. 3, ch. 70-232; s. 2, ch. 72-392; s. 4,...

406.06 - District medical examiners; associates; suspension of medical examiners. - (1)(a) A district medical examiner shall be appointed by the...

406.075 - Grounds for discipline; disciplinary proceedings. - (1) A medical examiner may be reprimanded, placed on a...

406.08 - Payment of fees, salaries, and expenses; transportation costs; facilities. - (1) Fees, salaries, and expenses may be paid from the...

406.09 - Expert witness fees. - History.—s. 5, ch. 70-232; s. 4, ch. 81-89.

406.11 - Examinations, investigations, and autopsies. - (1) In any of the following circumstances involving the death...

406.12 - Duty to report; prohibited acts. - History.—s. 7, ch. 70-232; s. 353, ch. 71-136.

406.13 - Examiner’s report; maintenance of records. - History.—ss. 7, 8, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334; s....

406.135 - Autopsies; confidentiality of photographs and video and audio recordings; exemption. - (1) For the purpose of this section, the term “medical...

406.14 - Duty of law enforcement officers. - History.—s. 8, ch. 70-232.

406.145 - Unidentified persons; reporting requirements. - History.—s. 2, ch. 86-234; s. 31, ch. 97-103; s. 3,...

406.15 - Designation of substitute in absence of official examiner. - History.—s. 9, ch. 70-232; s. 26, ch. 73-334.

406.16 - Professional liability insurance. - History.—s. 10, ch. 70-232; s. 32, ch. 97-103.

406.17 - Application and construction. - History.—s. 11, ch. 70-232; s. 1, ch. 81-233; s. 5,...

Part II - Disposition of Human Remains (Ss. 406.49-406.61)

406.49 - Definitions. - (1) “Anatomical board” means the anatomical board of the state...

406.50 - Unclaimed remains; disposition, procedure. - (1) A person or entity that comes into possession, charge,...

406.51 - Final disposition of unclaimed deceased veterans; contract requirements. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2002-204; s. 43, ch. 2003-1; s. 7,...

406.52 - Retention of human remains before use; claim after delivery to anatomical board; procedures for unclaimed remains of indigent persons. - (1) The anatomical board shall keep in storage all human...

406.53 - Unclaimed remains of indigent person; exemption from notice to the anatomical board. - (1) The indigent person’s remains are decomposed or mutilated by...

406.55 - Contracts for delivery of human remains after death prohibited. - History.—s. 9, ch. 28163, 1953; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106;...

406.56 - Acceptance of human remains under will. - History.—s. 10, ch. 28163, 1953; ss. 15, 35, ch. 69-106;...

406.57 - Distribution of human remains. - (1) Distribute the remains equitably among the medical and dental...

406.58 - Fees; authority to accept additional funds; annual audit. - (1) The anatomical board may: (a) Adopt a schedule of...

406.59 - Institutions receiving human remains. - History.—s. 13, ch. 28163, 1953; ss. 11, 15, 35, ch....

406.60 - Disposition of human remains after use. - History.—s. 14, ch. 28163, 1953; s. 15, ch. 2013-138. Note.—Former...

406.61 - Selling, buying, or conveying human remains outside state prohibited; exceptions; penalty. - (1)(a) The anatomical board may transport human remains outside the...