Title 19a — Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
32 chapters · 1,163 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-400 (Formerly Sec. 19-525). Short title: Medicolegal Investigations Act.
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Sec. 19a-400. (Formerly Sec. 19-525). Short title: Medicolegal Investigations Act. This chapter may be cited as the “Medicolegal Investigations Act”. (1969, P.A. 699, S. 1.) History: Sec. 19-525 transferred to Sec. 19a-400 in 1983.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-401 (Formerly Sec. 19-526). Commission on Medicolegal Investigations. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-401. (Formerly Sec. 19-526). Commission on Medicolegal Investigations. Regulations. (a) There is established a Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, as an independent administrative commission, consisting of the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's de…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-402 (Formerly Sec. 19-526a). Commission and office within The University of Connecticut Health Center for administrative purposes.
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Sec. 19a-402. (Formerly Sec. 19-526a). Commission and office within The University of Connecticut Health Center for administrative purposes. Section 19a-402 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. (P.A. 77-614, S. 333, 610; P.A. 79-560, S. 33, 39; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-403 (Formerly Sec. 19-527). Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fees. Regulations.
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Sec. 19a-403. (Formerly Sec. 19-527). Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Fees. Regulations. (a) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is established to be operated under the control and supervision of the commission. The expenses of the commission and of operating said offi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-404 (Formerly Sec. 19-528). Chief Medical Examiner.
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Sec. 19a-404. (Formerly Sec. 19-528). Chief Medical Examiner. The Chief Medical Examiner shall be a citizen of the United States and a doctor of medicine licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut and shall have had a minimum of four years postgraduate training in pathology, bo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-405 (Formerly Sec. 19-529). Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. Staff.
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Sec. 19a-405. (Formerly Sec. 19-529). Deputy Chief Medical Examiner. Staff. The Chief Medical Examiner, with the approval of the Commission on Medicolegal Investigations, shall appoint a deputy who shall perform all the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner in case of the Chief Me…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-406 (Formerly Sec. 19-530). Powers and duties of Chief Medical Examiner. Certified pathologists. Autopsies.
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Sec. 19a-406. (Formerly Sec. 19-530). Powers and duties of Chief Medical Examiner. Certified pathologists. Autopsies. (a) The Chief Medical Examiner shall investigate all human deaths in the following categories: (1) Violent deaths, whether apparently homicidal, suicidal or accid…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-407 (Formerly Sec. 19-531). Reports of deaths. Procedure.
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Sec. 19a-407. (Formerly Sec. 19-531). Reports of deaths. Procedure. (a) All law enforcement officers, state's attorneys, prosecuting attorneys, employees of the Department of Correction, other officials, physicians, funeral directors, embalmers and other persons shall promptly no…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-407a DNA typing.
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Sec. 19a-407a. DNA typing. (a) After performing any death scene investigation when homicide is suspected, the official with custody of the human remains shall ensure that the human remains are delivered to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. (b) The Chief Medical Examiner s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-408 (Formerly Sec. 19-532). Disposition of body after proceedings.
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Sec. 19a-408. (Formerly Sec. 19-532). Disposition of body after proceedings. After the termination of all proceedings for which the body is required by the Chief Medical Examiner, the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, an associate medical examiner or an authorized assistant medical …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-409 (Formerly Sec. 19-533). Issuance of death certificate.
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Sec. 19a-409. (Formerly Sec. 19-533). Issuance of death certificate. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall complete its investigation where reasonably possible within thirty days. Upon completion of the investigation, the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Exam…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-410 (Formerly Sec. 19-534). Laboratories.
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Sec. 19a-410. (Formerly Sec. 19-534). Laboratories. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall maintain a laboratory or laboratories suitably equipped with medical, scientific and other facilities for performance of the duties imposed by this chapter. Laboratories may be main…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-411 (Formerly Sec. 19-535). Records.
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Sec. 19a-411. (Formerly Sec. 19-535). Records. (a) The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall keep full and complete records properly indexed, giving the name, if known, of every person whose death is investigated, the place where the body was found, the date, cause and manne…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-412 (Formerly Sec. 19-536). Records as evidence.
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Sec. 19a-412. (Formerly Sec. 19-536). Records as evidence. The records of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, or transcripts thereof certified by the Chief Medical Examiner or his authorized representative, shall be subject to subpoena and shall be admissible in evidence in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-413 (Formerly Sec. 19-537). Exhuming of bodies.
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Sec. 19a-413. (Formerly Sec. 19-537). Exhuming of bodies. If death occurred under circumstances as enumerated in subsection (a) of section 19a-406 and if the body has been buried without proper certification of death, the Chief Medical Examiner or his deputy, upon ascertaining su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-414 (Formerly Sec. 19-538). Expenditures.
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Sec. 19a-414. (Formerly Sec. 19-538). Expenditures. The Chief Medical Examiner is authorized to make reasonable expenditures for services necessary to the performance of his duties. (1969, P.A. 699, S. 15.) History: Sec. 19-538 transferred to Sec. 19a-414 in 1983.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-415 Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
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Sec. 19a-415. Development and publication of brochure by Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall develop and publish a brochure concerning an explanation of the laws, regulations, procedures and practices of the office and the rights of fa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-415a Release of biologic material of a deceased person.
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Sec. 19a-415a. Release of biologic material of a deceased person. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Biologic material” means blood or other tissue suitable for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) analysis or testing; and (2) “next of kin” means (A) a spouse; (B) an adult child; (C) …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-416 to 19a-419 19a-416 to 19a-419
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Secs. 19a-416 to 19a-419. Reserved for future use.