{"title":"A Model Medical Examiner Law.","authors":"Victor W Weedn","doi":"10.1177/19253621221097295","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Legal systems for medicolegal death investigation in the United States are varied. A 1954 model medical examiner law was initially embraced by a few states but did not gain widespread support and was woefully inadequate. The 2009 National Commission on Forensic Science recommended the creation of an updated model medical examiner legislation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Various considerations for policymakers are explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A model law is proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":36813,"journal":{"name":"Academic Forensic Pathology","volume":"12 2","pages":"41-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9254012/pdf/10.1177_19253621221097295.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Academic Forensic Pathology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19253621221097295","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: Legal systems for medicolegal death investigation in the United States are varied. A 1954 model medical examiner law was initially embraced by a few states but did not gain widespread support and was woefully inadequate. The 2009 National Commission on Forensic Science recommended the creation of an updated model medical examiner legislation.
Methods: Various considerations for policymakers are explored.