§ 16-37-3-8 — Autopsies; payment

Indiana § 16-37-3-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 16: HEALTH
• Art. 37: VITAL STATISTICS
• Ch. 3: Certificates of Death and Stillbirth; Burial Permits

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (c),
payment for the cost of an autopsy requested by a party other than the
local health official of the county in which the individual died must be
made by the party requesting the autopsy.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), payment for the cost of an
autopsy required by the local health officer shall be made from funds
appropriated to the local health department.
(c) Except as provided in IC 4-24-4-1, if:
(1) an individual who is a resident of Indiana dies in an Indiana
county:
(A) in which at least one (1) air ambulance provider is located;
and
(B) of which the individual is not a resident; and
(2) an autopsy is performed on the individual:
(A) in the county in which the individual died; and
(B) under the authority of the county coroner in the discharge
of the coroner's duties;
the county coroner shall bill the county in which the incident occurred
that caused the death of the individual on whom the autopsy was
performed for the cost of the autopsy.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-17-4.7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.271-2001, SEC.2.