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CT Gen Stat § 19a-403. (Formerly Sec. 19-527) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-403. (Formerly Sec. 19-527) - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fees. Regulations.

 (a) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is established to be operated under the control and supervision of the commission. The expenses of the commission and of operating said office shall be paid by the state out of funds appropriated for the purpose. The office shall be directed by a Chief Medical Examiner who shall be appointed by the commission. His office shall be located at a medical school in this state. The Chief Medical Examiner or any member of the professional staff of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who is summoned to give expert testimony in a civil action in his capacity as the Chief Medical Examiner or a member of the office shall be allowed and paid a witness fee of five hundred dollars for each day or portion thereof the Chief Medical Examiner or such staff member is required to attend court. Such fee shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the action and be paid by the party requesting the appearance, and any such fee received shall be deposited in the General Fund except no fee shall be imposed if the requesting party is the state.(b) The Commission on Medicolegal Investigations shall prescribe fees to be charged for expert services, including witness and consultation services, provided by the Chief Medical Examiner or any member of the professional staff of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The commission shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 concerning the application and collection of such fees.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 3; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 1; P.A. 79-47, S. 7; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 12, 117; P.A. 93-237, S. 1, 2.)History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of the medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 renamed office as office of chief medical examiner and made technical correction for clarity; Sec. 19-527 transferred to Sec. 19a-403 in 1983; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 added provision establishing fees for the chief medical examiner or staff member to attend court; P.A. 93-237 amended Subsec. (a) to raise witness fee from $300 to $500, to provide the fee be taxed as part of the costs of the action and that the fee not be imposed if requesting party is the state and added new Subsec. (b) permitting the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations to prescribe fees for expert services provided by the office of the chief medical examiner, effective July 1, 1993.Cited. 4 CA 468.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-404. (Formerly Sec. 19-528) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-404. (Formerly Sec. 19-528) - Chief Medical Examiner.

 The Chief Medical Examiner shall be a citizen of the United States and a doctor of medicine licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut and shall have had a minimum of four years postgraduate training in pathology and such additional subsequent experience in forensic pathology as the commission may determine, provided any person otherwise qualified who is not licensed to so practice may be appointed Chief Medical Examiner, provided he or she obtains such a license within one year of his or her appointment. The Commission on Medicolegal Investigations shall submit recommendations concerning the Chief Medical Examiner's salary and annual increments to such salary to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and approval pursuant to section 4-40. The Chief Medical Examiner's term of office shall be fixed by the commission and the Chief Medical Examiner may be removed by the commission only for cause. Under the direction of the commission, the Chief Medical Examiner shall prepare for transmission to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management as required by law estimates of expenditure requirements. The Chief Medical Examiner shall account to the State Treasurer for all fees and moneys received and expended by him or her by virtue of his or her office. The Chief Medical Examiner may as part of his or her duties teach medical and law school classes, conduct special classes for police investigators and engage in other activities related to the work of the office to such extent and on such terms as may be authorized by the commission.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 4; P.A. 96-180, S. 60, 166; P.A. 10-81, S. 1.)History: Sec. 19-528 transferred to Sec. 19a-404 in 1983; P.A. 96-180 changed obsolete reference to “director of the budget” to “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management”, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 10-81 made technical changes and replaced provision authorizing Commission on Medicolegal Investigations to fix Chief Medical Examiner's salary with provision requiring commission to provide salary recommendations to Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and approval, effective May 26, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-405. (Formerly Sec. 19-529) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-405. (Formerly Sec. 19-529) - Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. Staff.

 The Chief Medical Examiner, with the approval of the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, shall appoint a deputy who shall perform all the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner in case of his or her sickness or absence and such associate medical examiners, assistant medical examiners, pathologists, toxicologists, laboratory technicians and other professional staff as the commission may specify. The commission in advance of appointments shall specify the qualifications required for each position in terms of education, experience and other relevant considerations. The commission shall submit recommendations concerning (1) the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner's salary and annual increments to such salary, and (2) the salaries and compensation of other professional staff to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and approval pursuant to section 4-40. The Chief Medical Examiner, the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, associate medical examiners, and assistant medical examiners shall take the oath provided by law for public officers. Other staff members as determined by the commission shall be appointed by the Chief Medical Examiner, subject to the provisions of chapter 67 and the rules of the commission not inconsistent therewith.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 8; P.A. 96-180, S. 61, 166; P.A. 05-280, S. 82; P.A. 10-81, S. 2.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 79-47 allowed appointment of associate medical examiners and designated deputy as deputy “chief” medical examiner; Sec. 19-529 transferred to Sec. 19a-405 in 1983; P.A. 96-180 made a technical change, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 05-280 authorized commission to fix Deputy Chief Medical Examiner's annual salary and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 10-81 made technical changes and replaced provision authorizing Commission on Medicolegal Investigations to fix Deputy Chief Medical Examiner's salary with provision requiring commission to provide recommendations for deputy's salary to Commissioner of Administrative Services for review and approval, effective May 26, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-407a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-407a - DNA typing.

 (a) After performing any death scene investigation when homicide is suspected, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the human remains are delivered to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.(b) The Chief Medical Examiner shall obtain from the human remains (1) samples of tissue suitable for DNA typing, if possible, or (2) samples of whole bone or hair suitable for DNA typing. The Chief Medical Examiner shall immediately submit the samples obtained to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.(P.A. 11-102, S. 2.)History: (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (b), “Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection” to conform with changes made by P.A. 11-51).
CT Gen Stat § 19a-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-532) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-532) - Disposition of body after proceedings.

 After the termination of all proceedings for which the body is required by the Chief Medical Examiner, the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical examiner, the body shall be delivered to a person or persons entitled by law to receive the same; but, if there are no such persons who will take charge of and dispose of the body, then to the proper authorities of the town in which the body is lying, whose duty it shall be to dispose of it. Whenever the deceased person has not left property sufficient to defray the expenses of disposition of the body, the same shall be paid by such town.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 9; P.A. 79-47, S. 11.)History: P.A. 79-47 included deputy chief medical examiner and associate medical examiners; Sec. 19-532 transferred to Sec. 19a-408 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-533) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-533) - Issuance of death certificate.

 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall complete its investigation where reasonably possible within thirty days. Upon completion of the investigation, the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner, an authorized assistant medical examiner or a pathologist designated by the Chief Medical Examiner shall file a death certificate, or a certificate supplementing that already filed, with the registrar of vital statistics for the town in which the death occurred, if known, or, if not known, for the town in which the body was found. If the deceased is unidentified, fingerprints of both hands and a photograph of the body, provided mortification has not proceeded so far or the nature of the cause of death was not such as to make identification impossible, shall be sent by said office to such registrar of vital statistics and copies shall be sent to the Department of Public Health and to the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 486, 610; P.A. 79-47, S. 12; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner and required completion of investigations “where reasonably possible, within thirty days” rather than “as soon as reasonably possible, but in any event within thirty days”; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services and made state police department a division within the department of public safety, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to agency name and gave deputy chief medical examiner, associate medical examiners and designated pathologists power to file death certificate; Sec. 19-533 transferred to Sec. 19a-409 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-534) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-534) - Laboratories.

 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain a laboratory or laboratories suitably equipped with medical, scientific and other facilities for performance of the duties imposed by this chapter. Laboratories may be maintained in collaboration with The University of Connecticut or any other medical school or hospital and any other agencies in the state which have facilities that can be used in performing the duties of the office. The manner of compliance with this section shall be in the discretion of the commission.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 5; P.A. 79-47, S. 13.)History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to office name and substituted “used” for “utilized”; Sec. 19-534 transferred to Sec. 19a-410 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-536) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-536) - Records as evidence.

 The records of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or transcripts thereof certified by the Chief Medical Examiner or his authorized representative, shall be subject to subpoena and shall be admissible in evidence in any court in the state in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as hospital records as provided in section 4-104, except that the findings or conclusions of the Chief Medical Examiner, his deputy, an associate medical examiner or an assistant medical examiner as to the cause or circumstances of death, other than those set forth in the death certificate or the autopsy report, and statements by witnesses or other persons and conclusions upon extraneous matters shall not be admissible.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 412, S. 7; P.A. 79-47, S. 15.)History: 1971 act replaced office of medicolegal investigations with office of medical examiner; P.A. 79-47 added word “chief” to office name and included findings by associate medical examiners; Sec. 19-536 transferred to Sec. 19a-412 in 1983.Cited. 214 C. 146.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-537) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-537) - Exhuming of bodies.

 If death occurred under circumstances as enumerated in subsection (a) of section 19a-406 and if the body has been buried without proper certification of death, the Chief Medical Examiner or his deputy, upon ascertaining such facts, shall notify the state's attorney of the judicial district in which the body was buried. The state's attorney shall thereupon present such facts to the judge of the superior court of such judicial district, and the judge may by written order require the body to be exhumed and an autopsy performed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. A copy of such order shall be filed with the registrar of vital statistics of the town in which the body was buried. A full and complete report of the facts developed by such autopsy and the findings of the person making the same shall be filed without unnecessary delay and a copy given to the state's attorney of the judicial district within which the death occurred or the body was buried.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 14; P.A. 78-280, S. 2, 127; P.A. 79-47, S. 16.)History: P.A. 78-280 replaced “county” with “judicial district”; P.A. 79-47 referred to autopsies performed at office of chief medical examiner rather than performed by chief medical examiner or designated deputy and made minor wording change; Sec. 19-537 transferred to Sec. 19a-413 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-538) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-538) - Expenditures.

 The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized to make reasonable expenditures for services necessary to the performance of his duties.(1969, P.A. 699, S. 15.)History: Sec. 19-538 transferred to Sec. 19a-414 in 1983.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-415 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-415 - Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall develop and publish a brochure concerning an explanation of the laws, regulations, procedures and practices of the office and the rights of families of persons whose bodies are in custody of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.(P.A. 99-37, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-415a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368q - Medicolegal Investigations|Section 19a-415a - Release of biologic material of a deceased person.

 (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Biologic material” means blood or other tissue suitable for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis or testing; and (2) “next of kin” means (A) a spouse; (B) an adult child; (C) a parent; (D) an adult sibling; or (E) a grandparent.(b) Upon receiving the written consent of a deceased person's next of kin, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release biologic material of the deceased person to a clinical laboratory, licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-30, for the purpose of determining paternity or for the purpose of determining a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness in a living individual.(c) In any case where a deceased person's next of kin does not provide written consent to the release of biologic material for the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, an interested person may petition the superior court for the judicial district in which the death occurred for an order for the release of biologic material of the deceased person from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the purpose of determining paternity or for the purpose of determining a diagnosis of a life-threatening illness in a living individual. The court may, after due consideration of the equities involved, enter an order for the release of such biologic material. In any case where such order is entered, such biologic material shall only be released to a clinical laboratory licensed in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-30. Subject to applicable state and federal law, the licensed clinical laboratory may release the results of any analysis or testing of such biologic material to the petitioner. All reasonable costs of such analysis or testing shall be paid by the petitioner.(P.A. 09-37, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 19a-421. (Formerly Sec. 19-540) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368r - Youth Camps|Section 19a-421. (Formerly Sec. 19-540) - License required. Qualifications. Duration of validity. Fees.

 No person shall establish, conduct or maintain a youth camp without a license issued by the office. Applications for such license shall be made in writing at least thirty days prior to the opening of the youth camp on forms provided and in accordance with procedures established by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of eight hundred fifteen dollars or, if the applicant is a nonprofit, nonstock corporation or association, a fee of three hundred fifteen dollars or, if the applicant is a day camp affiliated with a nonprofit organization, for no more than five days duration and for which labor and materials are donated, no fee. All such licenses shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance unless surrendered for cancellation or suspended or revoked by the commissioner for violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted under section 19a-428 and shall be renewable upon payment of an eight-hundred-fifteen-dollar license fee or, if the licensee is a nonprofit, nonstock corporation or association, a three-hundred-fifteen-dollar license fee or, if the applicant is a day camp affiliated with a nonprofit organization, for no more than five days duration and for which labor and materials are donated, no fee.(1969, P.A. 820, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 13, 117; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; 95-317, S. 4; P.A. 01-195, S. 145, 181; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 176; P.A. 14-39, S. 76.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-540 transferred to Sec. 19a-421 in 1983; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 increased license and renewal fees from $100 to $650 except if applicant is a nonprofit, nonstock corporation or association then from $25 to $250; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-317 added the fee exemption for five-day duration day camps with donated labor and materials; P.A. 01-195 referenced Sec. 19a-428 re regulations and made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 increased fees from $650 to $815 and from $250 to $315; P.A. 14-39 replaced “department” with “office” and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 19a-424. (Formerly Sec. 19-543) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being|Chapter 368r - Youth Camps|Section 19a-424. (Formerly Sec. 19-543) - Appeal.

 Any licensee aggrieved by the action of the commissioner in suspending or revoking any license under the provisions of this chapter may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183.(1969, P.A. 820, S. 5; 1971, P.A. 179, S. 9; P.A. 76-436, S. 396, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 57, 125; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 17.)History: 1971 act required bringing of appeal “not less than twelve or more than thirty days after service thereof” rather than on “next return day” or “next but one”; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court and included judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 replaced previous detailed appeal provisions with statement that appeals to be made in accordance with Sec. 4-183; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-543 transferred to Sec. 19a-424 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 deleted provisions re applicant appeal of action denying license and made a technical change.