22a-242 Child death, notification of coroner; autopsy; notification of state review board; notification of parent or guardian; SIDS death; fee for autopsy.
22a-242. Child death, notification of coroner; autopsy; notification of state review board; notification of parent or guardian; SIDS death; fee for autopsy. (a) When a child dies, any law enforcement officer, health care provider or other person having knowledge of the death shall immediately notify the coroner of the known facts concerning the time, place, […]
22a-243 State child death review board; executive director; development of protocol; annual report; confidentiality of records; exceptions for disclosure; rules and regulations.
22a-243. State child death review board; executive director; development of protocol; annual report; confidentiality of records; exceptions for disclosure; rules and regulations. (a) There is hereby established a state child death review board, which shall be composed of: (1) One member appointed by each of the following officers to represent the officer’s agency: The attorney […]
22a-244 Same; activation of board to investigate; access to records; subpoena power; report issued; disclosure of conclusions.
22a-244. Same; activation of board to investigate; access to records; subpoena power; report issued; disclosure of conclusions. (a) Within 72 hours after receipt of notification from a coroner pursuant to K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendments thereto, the chairperson of the state review board may activate the board to investigate and make a written report regarding the […]
22a-245 District coroners fund; allocations and distributions.
22a-245. District coroners fund; allocations and distributions. (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the district coroners fund. (b) Moneys in the district coroners fund after the payment of fees for autopsies under subsection (f) of K.S.A. 22a-242, and amendments thereto, shall be allocated and distributed to each county on March 15 of […]
22a-215 District coroner; disposition of body of deceased; burial, when; expenses, how paid; penalties.
22a-215. District coroner; disposition of body of deceased; burial, when; expenses, how paid; penalties. (a) The coroner shall cause the body of a deceased person to be delivered to the immediate family or the next of kin of the deceased in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 65-904, and amendments thereto. If there is no […]
22a-246 Evidence taken before body cremated if criminal investigation likely; preservation of records.
22a-246. Evidence taken before body cremated if criminal investigation likely; preservation of records. (a) When the death of a person is a death described in K.S.A. 22a-231, and amendments thereto, and a criminal investigation is or is likely to be conducted regarding the death and the body is to be cremated, the district coroner or […]
22a-226 District coroner; qualifications; nomination; appointment; term; compensation; vacancies; oath; deputy coroners.
22a-226. District coroner; qualifications; nomination; appointment; term; compensation; vacancies; oath; deputy coroners. (a) There is hereby established the office of district coroner in each judicial district of the state. The district coroner shall be a resident of the state of Kansas licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts or […]
22a-227 Same; annual salaries.
22a-227. Same; annual salaries. The district coroner shall receive an annual salary fixed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or the county commissioners of the county with the largest population in multiple-county judicial districts. History: L. 1963, ch. 166, § 2; L. 1965, ch. 164, § 10; L. 1969, ch. 143, § […]
22a-228 Same; travel allowances and expenses; fees, expenses and compensation, how paid; deputy coroners, compensation.
22a-228. Same; travel allowances and expenses; fees, expenses and compensation, how paid; deputy coroners, compensation. (a) Deputy district coroners shall receive a salary or other compensation as may be prescribed by the county commissioners of a single-county judicial district or the county commissioners of the county with the largest population in multiple-county judicial districts. (b) […]
22a-229 Same; possession of property in determining cause of death.
22a-229. Same; possession of property in determining cause of death. The district coroner, or his deputy, shall take possession of and retain as long as necessary, any property important in determining the cause of death in any case in which this act required that the coroner be notified, but only such property. When such property […]