According to Section 331.801
Code of Iowa Book, a County Medical Examiner has the following duties:
A person's death which affects the public interest as specified in subsection 3
shall be reported to the county medical examiner.
If a person's death affects the public interest, the county
medical examiner shall conduct a preliminary investigation of the cause and
manner of death, prepare a written report of the findings, promptly submit the
full report to the state medical examiner on forms prescribed for that purpose
and submit a copy of the report to the county attorney.
When a death affecting the public interest occurs, the county
medical examiner shall conduct the investigation in the manner required by the
state medical examiner and shall
determine whether the public interest requires an autopsy or other special
investigation. A person making an autopsy shall promptly file a complete record
of the findings in the office of the state medical examiner. A summary of the
findings resulting from a autopsy of a child under the age of two years whose
death occurred in the manner specified in subsection 3, paragraph "j", shall be
transmitted immediately by the physician who performed the autopsy to the county
medical examiner.
In case of a sudden, violent, or suspicious death after which
the body is buried without an investigation or autopsy, the county medical
examiner, upon being advised of the facts, shall notify the county attorney. |
Address of
Medical Examiner office:
Office of Medical Examiner
113 Cottage Drive
Mechanicsville, IA 52306
Phone Number:
(563) 432-6971
Office Holder Name:
Medical Examiner Investigator
Connie Knutsen
Medical Examiner Forms:
Downloadable forms
and documents used in the
Medical Examiners office
Medical Examiner Links:
Iowa
Department of Public Health -
State Medical Examiners office
Other Related Links:
Index of Iowa Code
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