Chapter 40. TITLE 140: COMMONWEALTH HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
TITLE 140: COMMONWEALTH HEALTHCARE CORPORATION CHAPTER 140-40 OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINER SUBCHAPTER 140-40.1 INVESTIGATION OF DEATHS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF AUTOPSIES RULES AND REGULATIONS Subchapter Authority: 1 CMC §§ 2603 and 2605; 1 CMC § 2633. Subchapter History: Proposed 21 Com. Reg. 16425 (Jan. 18, 1999).* *A notice of adoption for the 1999 proposed amendments was never published. Commission Comment: PL 1-8, tit. 1, ch. 12, codified as amended at 1 CMC §§ 2601-2633, created the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services (DPHES) within the Commonwealth government. See 1 CMC § 2601. 1 CMC § 2605 directs the Department to adopt rules and regulations regarding those matters over which it has jurisdiction. 1 CMC § 2631 creates an Office of Medical Examiner within the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services. 1 CMC § 2633 authorizes the Medical Examiner to perform autopsies and post-mortem examinations to determine the cause of deaths that cannot be otherwise satisfactorily determined on the recommendation of the Director of DPHES or the Attorney General. Executive Order 94-3 (effective August 23, 1994) reorganized the Commonwealth government executive branch, changed agency names and official titles, and effected numerous other revisions. According to Executive Order 94-3 § 105: Section 105. Department of Public Health. The Department of Public Health and Environmental Services is re-designated the Department of Public Health. The full text of Executive Order 94-3 is set forth in the commission comment to 1 CMC § 2001. [Reserved for future adoption of rules and regulations regarding death investigations and autopsies.] © 2019 by The Commonwealth Law Revision Commission (March 28, 2019) Page 1 of 1
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