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 Title19a Public Health and Well-being
 SubTitle19a-401-1_19a-401-32. Operation of Commission on Medicolegal Investigations Reports of Death, Suicide Notes and Personal Data

  Sec.19a-401-4. Powers and duties of the chief medical examiner  

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  • The chief medical examiner shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

    (a) Investigation of human deaths in accordance with section 19a-406 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

    (b) Appointment, with the Commission's approval, of a deputy chief medical examiner to act on behalf of the chief medical examiner in the chief's absence, and other professional staff in accordance with section 19a-405 of the Connecticut General Statutes and section 19a-401-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

    (c) Designation of certified pathologists in accordance with section 19a-406 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

    (d) Development of continuing medical education, in accordance with section 19a-401-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

    (e) Development of an organizational chart, including written definition of the duties and responsibilities of all personnel classifications; and

    (f) Research in pathology.

(Effective June 23, 1986; Amended September 3, 1998; Amended November 4, 2019)