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1 1 Section 1. Section 331.802, subsection 2, Code 1999, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 2. If a person's death affects the public interest, the
1 4 county medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary
1 5 investigation of the cause and manner of death, prepare a
1 6 written report of the findings, promptly submit the full
1 7 report to the state medical examiner on forms prescribed for
1 8 that purpose, and submit a copy of the report to the county
1 9 attorney. For each preliminary investigation and the
1 10 preparation and submission of the required reports, the county
1 11 medical examiner shall receive from the county of appointment
1 12 a fee determined by the board plus the examiner's actual
1 13 expenses. The fee and expenses paid by the county of
1 14 appointment shall be reimbursed to the county of appointment
1 15 by the county of the person's residence. If the state medical
1 16 examiner performs the functions of the county medical examiner
1 17 under this subsection for which the county medical examiner
1 18 would receive a fee and expenses, the county of the person's
1 19 residence shall pay the fee and expenses of the state medical
1 20 examiner. However, if the person's death is caused by a
1 21 defendant for whom a judgment of conviction and sentence is
1 22 rendered under section 707.2, 707.3, 707.4, 707.5, or 707.6A,
1 23 the county of the person's residence may recover from the
1 24 defendant the fee and expenses. The fee and expenses of the
1 25 county medical examiner who performs an autopsy or conducts an
1 26 investigation of a person who dies after being brought into
1 27 this state for emergency medical treatment by or at the
1 28 direction of an out-of-state law enforcement officer or public
1 29 authority shall be paid by the state. A claim for payment
1 30 shall be filed with the Iowa department of public health.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill provides that if the state medical examiner
1 33 performs the duties of a county medical examiner in the case
1 34 of a person's death which affects the public interest, the
1 35 state medical examiner's fees and expenses associated with
2 1 these duties are to be reimbursed by the county of the
2 2 person's residence as is currently the case if the county
2 3 medical examiner performs these duties.
2 4 LSB 1792HH 78
2 5 pf/cf/24
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