Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Web Site:

www.mass.gov/ocme

Organization Chart

Mission:

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for determining the cause and manner of death in violent, unexplained or suspicious deaths or deaths due to complications of a diagnostic or therapeutic process.

Governing Laws:

Statutes

MGL C. 6 S. 184	Medicolegal investigation commission
MGL C. 38 S. 1-14	Medical Examiner and inquests

Regulations

505 CMR 1.0	Disclosure of Autopsy Reports
505 CMR 2.0	Release of Unclaimed or Unidentified Bodies
505 CMR 3.0	Storage and Disposal of Biological Materials
505 CMR 4.0	Cremations