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MISSION
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) determines the cause and manner of death --and confirms the identity -- in cases under its jurisdiction (usually of violent, suspicious, or apparently undetermined manners). The agency accomplishes this mission through medical and medico-legal case investigations and through the performance of autopsies and laboratory studies.Web Site:
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopsmodulechunk&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eeops&b=terminalcontent&f=ocme_ocme&csid=Eeops
Governing Laws:
Statutes
| MGL C. 6 s. 184 | Medicolegal investigation commission |
| MGL C. 38 s. 1-14 | Medical Examiner and inquests |