Section 146.080 – Assistant district medical examiner.
(1) Each district medical examiner may appoint one or more assistant district medical examiners. (2) The qualifications of an assistant district medical examiner shall be prescribed by the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board. (3) When delegated by the district medical examiner, an assistant district medical examiner shall: (a) Assist the district medical examiner in investigating […]
Section 146.085 – Medical-legal death investigators.
(1) The district medical examiner shall appoint, subject to the approval of the district attorney and applicable civil service regulations, qualified medical-legal death investigators, including the sheriff or a deputy sheriff and a member of the Oregon State Police for each county. Other peace officers may also be appointed as medical-legal death investigators. (2) The […]
Section 146.087
[1975 c.565 §1; renumbered 146.001]
Section 146.088 – Officer or employee of public body.
A district medical examiner, medical-legal death investigator, assistant district medical examiner or designated pathologist is deemed to be an officer or employee of a public body for purposes of ORS 30.260 to 30.300 while acting as a district medical examiner, medical-legal death investigator, assistant district medical examiner or designated pathologist. [1995 c.744 §13; 2017 c.151 […]
Section 146.003 – Definitions for ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992.
As used in ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and 146.710 to 146.992, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Approved laboratory” means a laboratory approved by the Chief Medical Examiner as competent to perform the blood sample analysis required by ORS 146.113 (2). (2) “Assistant district medical examiner” means a physician appointed by the district medical examiner […]
Section 146.010
[Amended by 1959 c.629 §16; renumbered 10.810]
Section 146.015 – State Medical Examiner Advisory Board; appointment of Chief Medical Examiner; rules.
(1) There is hereby established the State Medical Examiner Advisory Board. (2) The board shall make policies for the administration of ORS 146.003 to 146.189 and the Department of State Police shall adopt rules to effectuate the policies. (3) The board shall recommend the name or names of pathologists to the Superintendent of State Police […]
Section 146.020
[Renumbered 10.820]