26-16-115
Section 26-16-115 Duties of county coroner or medical examiner. (a) In every case of
SUID, the county coroner or medical examiner shall be notified and cooperate and assist law
enforcement with the death investigation. (b) The county coroner or medical examiner shall
obtain legal authorization to send the infant to a forensic pathologist for examination. (c)
The county coroner or medical examiner shall contact the appropriate law enforcement personnel
to conduct a death investigation according to the protocol developed by the SUIDI Team. The
investigation shall be initiated within 24 hours of the time the appropriate law enforcement
personnel is contacted. (d) The county coroner or medical examiner shall send a copy of the
SUIDI Team approved investigative form to the forensic pathologist conducting the autopsy.
(Act 2011-705, p. 2184, §6.)...
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45-2-61.01
Section 45-2-61.01 Qualifications. The county coroner must have a high school education
or an equivalent degree. The county coroner prior to beginning his or her first term and all
deputy coroners prior to their first such appointment shall complete at least a 20-hour coroner's
death investigation course comparable to the standard course designed for death investigators
by the National Association of Medical Examiners. After their first year of service, all coroners
and deputy coroners shall attend not less than 20 hours of coroner's death investigation training
during each calendar year that they serve and certification made and recorded in the Probate
Office of Baldwin County. (Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §2.)...
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45-2-61
Section 45-2-61 Coroner's investigation. A coroner's investigation shall mean a process
of collecting pertinent information concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of
an individual, and background information, including all, but not limited to, medical information,
which may be helpful in determining the cause and manner of death, or the identification of
the deceased. A coroner's investigation does not include criminal investigation responsibilities.
(Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §1.)...
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34-24-61
Section 34-24-61 Controlled substance registration certificate; continuing medical education;
dismissal of revocation, etc. (a) The State Board of Medical Examiners, when acting in the
capacity of a certifying board under the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Section
20-2-1, et seq., may, within its discretion and for cause, order, and direct that a physician
or osteopath holding a registration certificate successfully complete a course or courses
of continuing medical education on subjects related to the prescribing, dispensing, administering,
or furnishing of controlled substances. The course or courses of continuing medical education
ordered by the board under this section may not exceed 50 credit hours of instruction
within the calendar year in which the order is entered. Failure or refusal to comply with
an order or directive of the board entered pursuant to this section shall constitute
grounds, after notice and hearing, for the suspension of the controlled substance...
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45-2-61.02
Section 45-2-61.02 Limitation of coroner's investigation. (a) A coroner's investigation
is limited to inquiries for determining the cause and manner of death, the identity of the
deceased, and circumstances surrounding death. (b) If the coroner's investigation reveals
any evidence or suspicion of foul play in regard to the death, he or she shall immediately
notify the proper law enforcement agency and shall cooperate fully in such law enforcement
agency's criminal investigation. (Act 92-691, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 78, §3.)...
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22-19-182
Section 22-19-182 Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under
jurisdiction of coroner or medical examiner. (a) Upon request of a procurement organization,
a coroner or medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact
information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the
jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner. Specific operational details regarding visitation,
referral methods, recovery logistics, and efforts to minimize interruptions to the operations
of the coroner and/or medical examiner will be established in the protocols referenced in
Section 22-19-181 (d). Section 164.512 of the Health Information Portability
and Protection Act, enacted 1996, specifies that a covered entity may use or disclose protected
health information to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement,
banking, or transplantation of cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissues for the...
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26-16-99
Section 26-16-99 Duties of coroner/medical examiner. The duties of the coroner/medical
examiner shall include the following: (1) Except in locations where a county medical examiner
has jurisdiction, the coroner or a person acting in a professional capacity shall report the
death of a child by telecommunications to the medical examiner or his or her representative
as soon as possible upon discovery. (2) Upon receipt of a report of a child death, the county
medical examiner or state medical examiner shall determine whether the death appears to be
unexpected/unexplained. If the death appears to be unexpected/unexplained, the county medical
examiner or state medical examiner shall commence an investigation of the death consisting
of a postmortem examination conducted by a state or county medical examiner. Upon the recommendation
of the state medical examiner, with authorization from a district attorney, an autopsy may
be conducted. A county medical examiner may conduct an autopsy at his or...
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34-13-117
Section 34-13-117 Disposition of remains. Disposition of human remains shall occur within
48 hours after the time of death or the time the body is released by the coroner or a medical
examiner, unless the body has been embalmed by a licensed embalmer in this state, with permission
from the authorizing agent, or the body is kept under refrigeration. No public viewing of
unembalmed bodies shall be permitted 24 hours after death has occurred. Nothing is this section
shall prevent a licensed establishment from requiring identification before disposition. (Act
2017-433, §2.)...
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45-1-61
Section 45-1-61 Deputy coroners. The Coroner of Autauga County may appoint deputy coroners
to serve without compensation and to serve at the pleasure of the county coroner. The deputy
coroners shall take the oath of office required by Section 279 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, shall serve under the supervision of the coroner, and shall perform the
same duties as the coroner. Deputy coroners shall possess the same authority to issue subpoenas
related to inquests as prescribed for coroners by state law. (Act 2004-689, §1.)...
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45-20-60
Section 45-20-60 Compensation. The Coroner of Covington County, Alabama, shall be entitled
to a fee of thirty dollars ($30) for each inquest or other investigation and certification
of the cause of death and twenty-five cents ($0.25) for each mile traveled in the performance
of his or her duties. Any such fees shall be in lieu of the fees previously authorized by
law. (Act 85-439, p. 408, §1.)...
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