§ 23-4-13. Establishment of fees.
The director of the department of health shall establish fees for autopsy reports, cremation certificates, and statistics. The director shall also impose fees, at an hourly or daily rate, to give testimony in civil suits under this chapter. All fees are as set forth in § 23-1-54. The director is authorized to establish in regulation reasonable fees for additional documents not otherwise specified in this section. All of these fees shall be collected and deposited as general revenues; provided, however, that no city or town, or any agency or department of a city and town within the state, or the department of human services, shall be required to pay any fees established by the director pursuant to this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1973, ch. 169, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 27, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 400, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 59; P.L. 2003, ch. 172, § 1; P.L. 2003, ch. 179, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 39, § 27; P.L. 2012, ch. 241, art. 9, § 37.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 23-4 - Office of State Medical Examiners
Section 23-4-1. - Definitions.
Section 23-4-2. - Establishment of office.
Section 23-4-4. - Jurisdiction.
Section 23-4-4.1. - Procedure for performance of autopsies against a family’s religious beliefs.
Section 23-4-5. - Chief medical examiner — Assistants and other staff.
Section 23-4-6. - State medical examiners commission.
Section 23-4-7. - Reporting of certain deaths required — Violations — Penalties.
Section 23-4-8. - Procedure for investigation of deaths.
Section 23-4-9. - Deaths in public places.
Section 23-4-10. - Disposition of deceased bodies.
Section 23-4-11. - Effects and property of deceased.
Section 23-4-12. - Compensation for recovery of body from water.
Section 23-4-13. - Establishment of fees.
Section 23-4-14. - Preservation of reports — Tabular reports.