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Michigan Population (2000 estimate)
Number of Counties
Type of System
Title
Term
- Medical
Examiner--4 years. Next
appointment: varies by county.
Selection
- Medical
Examiner--appointed by
County Board of Supervisors, or as set by County Civil Service System in
counties with such a system.
Qualifications
- Medical
Examiner--physician
licensed to practice within the state and a resident of the county or a
neighboring county for which they are appointed.
Deputies
- The Board of
Supervisors may appoint, with the County Medical Examiner's approval, a
Deputy County Medical Examiner, who must be a physician licensed to practice
in Michigan. In Counties with civil service systems, the County Medical
Examiner appoints the Deputy County Medical Examiner. In counties with a
population of one million or more, deputies must be residents of the county
for which they are appointed. In counties with a population of fewer than
one million, deputies must be residents of the county for which they are
appointed or residents of a contiguous county.
Deaths Investigated
- By violence.
- When
unexpected.
- Without
medical attendance during the 48 hours prior to the hour of death unless the
attending physician, if any, is able to determine accurately the cause of
death.
- As the result
of an abortion, whether self-induced or otherwise.
- Of any
prisoner in any county or city jail.
Statutory References
Michigan Comp. Laws Ann. Sections 52.201 et seq.; 333.2833, 333.2841, 333.2843,
333.2844, 333.2855, 333.2881, 333.2882; 750.492.
Contact
Dan Remick, M.D. President
Michigan Association for Medical Examiners
M2210 Medical Science I, 1301 Catherine Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602
(734) 763-6454 Fax (734) 763-6476
Email:
remickd@umich.edu
Description information last updated August 1995
Contact information last updated
March 2002
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