§ 7-4-104 — Definitions

(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Coroner's case" means a case involving a death
which was not anticipated and which may involve any of the
following conditions:
(A) Violent or criminal action;
(B) Apparent suicide;
(C) Accident;
(D) Apparent drug or chemical overdose or
toxicity;
(E) The deceased was unattended by a physician
or other licensed health care provider;
(F) Apparent child abuse causes;
(G) The deceased was a prisoner, trustee, inmate
or patient of any county or state corrections facility or state
hospital, whether or not the death is unanticipated;
(H) If the cause is unknown or cannot be
certified by a physician;
(J) A public health hazard is presented; or
(K) The identity of the victim is unknown or the
body is unclaimed.
(ii) "Coroner's office" means all personnel appointed
and elected to the office of coroner, including the county
coroner, deputies and assistants;
(iii) "County coroner" means the elected or appointed
officer of the county whose task is to investigate the cause of
death in a coroner's case;
(iv) "Anticipated death" means the death of an
individual who had been diagnosed by a physician acting within
the scope of his license as being afflicted with an illness or
disease reasonably likely to result in death, and there is no
cause to believe the death occurred for any reasons other than
those associated with the illness or disease;
(v) "Unattended" means the deceased had not been
under the care of a physician or other health care provider
acting within the scope of his license within sixty (60) days
immediately prior to the date of death.