§ 38-7-117. Subpoena of Medical and Hospital Records
An authorized post-mortem official acting under the control or direction of the chief medical examiner or a county medical examiner or performing an investigation pursuant to a court order or an order of a district attorney general is authorized to obtain, upon written request, or may subpoena through the appropriate district attorney general, all medical […]
§ 38-7-118. Delivery of Remains to Family Following Autopsy
The body or remains of any dead human subject to an autopsy or pathology examination pursuant to this part shall be delivered to the next of kin as soon as practicable after the completion of the autopsy or pathology examination.
§ 38-7-119. Unauthorized Video or Audio Recordings of Autopsies
Except as provided in subsection (c), it is an offense for the chief medical examiner, a county medical examiner, or pathologist designated pursuant to § 38-7-105, or any agent or employee of the chief medical examiner, a county medical examiner, or pathologist, to contract with or grant authorization to an unauthorized person or an external […]
§ 38-7-201. Tennessee Medical Examiner Advisory Council — Creation — Members
There is created the Tennessee medical examiner advisory council, referred to in this section as the “council.” The council shall consist of seventeen (17) members, each of whom shall be a resident of this state. The membership of the council consists of: Three (3) permanent ex officio voting members, consisting of: The director of the […]
§ 38-7-108. Death Under Suspicious, Unusual or Unnatural Circumstances
Any physician, undertaker, law enforcement officer, or other person having knowledge of the death of any person from violence or trauma of any type, suddenly when in apparent health, sudden unexpected death of infants and children, deaths of prisoners or persons in state custody, deaths on the job or related to employment, deaths believed to […]
§ 38-7-109. Investigation by County Medical Examiner
When a death is reported as provided in § 38-7-108, it is the duty of the county medical examiner in the county in which the death occurred to immediately make an investigation of the circumstances of the death. The county medical examiner shall record and store the findings, and transmit copies according to the death […]
§ 38-7-110. Records Received as Evidence — Person Preparing Report May Be Subpoenaed as Witness — Reports as Public Documents — Release of Reports
The records of the division of post mortem examination, the county medical examiner, or transcripts of the records certified to by the chief medical examiner or the deputy medical examiner or the duly appointed representative of the chief medical examiner, and the reports of the toxicology laboratory examinations performed by the testing laboratory or transcripts […]
§ 38-7-112. Immunity of Persons Performing Examinations and Autopsies
A person who in good faith performs a medical examination or an autopsy under this part is immune from civil or criminal liability in performing the authorized service.
§ 38-7-113. Refusal or Neglect to Comply With § 38-7-108 — Penalty
Any person who neglects or refuses to comply with § 38-7-108 commits a Class E felony.
§ 38-7-101. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Post-Mortem Examination Act.”