County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner The Department of Medical Examiner is an independent investigative agency that annually performs medicolegal death investigation of over 13,000 cases involving certain types of deaths in the community to determine the circumstances, cause and manner of death
Hospitals – County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner This information is presented to provide hospital and nursing home personnel with general and specific information concerning those cases that come under the jurisdiction of the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner We intend this information to be a guide for personnel at your facility assigned to emergency, admitting, nursing offices, pathology, information desks and
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IÓ 5 ORDER FOR RELEASE – ORDEN DE LIBERAC Case The surviving competent parent or parents of the decedent If one of the surviving competent parents is absent, the remaining competent parent shall be vested with the rights and duties of this section after reasonable efforts have been unsuccessful in locating the absent surviving competent parent
Forensic Labs – County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner Forensic Sciences Laboratories Division is responsible for the identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of physical and medical evidence associated with Coroner’s cases
Los Angeles County Medical Examiner The Forensic Medicine Division consists of physicians and forensic technicians The physicians autopsy and examine Coroner’s cases, determine cause and mode of death, prepare autopsy reports, and testify in court Forensic technicians assist in autopsy, and photograph and x-ray decedents
Employment – County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner Are you seeking an exciting new job opportunity working for the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner? To search for the latest Los Angeles County Employment opportunities click on the link below
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EXAMINER - me. lacounty. gov A payment in the amount of $283 00 is needed in order to process this request Please make checks and or money orders payable to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner
Our Process – County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner Our Process Jurisdiction (Why is the Department of Medical Examiner involved) State law instructs the Department of Medical Examiner to inquire into and determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of all sudden, violent, or unusual deaths, and those deaths where the decedent has not been seen by a physician 20 days prior to death In such cases, the deceased may be taken to the Department