Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT		FY2019 Conference	FY2019 GAA
8000-0105	Office of the Chief Medical Examiner	11,874	11,874
8000-0122	Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue	4,569	4,569
TOTAL		16,443	16,443

account	description	amount
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER		16,442,862

Direct Appropriations
8000-0105	Office of the Chief Medical Examiner For the operation of the office of the chief medical examiner established in chapter 38 of the General Laws; provided, that the office shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than January 15, 2019, detailing the caseload of the office including, but not limited to: (a) the current caseload of the office and each of its medical examiners and the caseload for fiscal year 2018; (b) the number of procedures performed in fiscal year 2018; (c) the current turnaround time and backlogs; (d) the current response time to scenes; (e) the number of cases completed in fiscal year 2018; (f) progress in accreditation with the National Association of Medical Examiners; (g) progress in identification and completion of reports; and (h) progress in improving delays in decedent release	11,874,101

account	description	amount
Retained Revenues
8000-0122	Chief Medical Examiner Fee Retained Revenue For the office of the chief medical examiner, which may expend for its operations not more than $4,568,761 in retained revenues collected from fees for services provided by the chief medical examiner; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the office may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system	4,568,761