Section 146-2-4 - Medical Examiner CasesA. Application 1. Medical examiner cases are deaths defined in 22 MRSA §3025. 2. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner may complete or amend the death certificate for a medical examiner case at any time after death, using the supplemental cause of death forms prescribed and furnished by the state registrar for the purpose of changing or completing the medical certification of the cause of death and the other information for which the medical examiner is responsible: identity of the deceased, time, date, place, cause, manner and circumstances of death. The form must be signed by the Chief Medical Examiner, Deputy Chief Medical Examiner or the medical examiner who certified on supplemental forms processed through the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.B. Recording the Change 1. The form containing the supplemental the information shall be permanently maintained at the Office of Vital Statistics in a manner such that it will be part of any certified ornoncertified copy of the record issued by the Office. Copies on file at municipal offices shall be handled as specified in section B, subsection D of this chapter.2. The form containing the supplemental information on a medical examiner case need not include a summary description of the evidence in support of the completion or amendment.C. Annotating the Record 1. All items which have been changed or completed shall be identified with an asterisk.2. The statement "See Attached" shall be entered in the information block if space allows, or in the margin of the certificate, placed so that it will become part of any copy issued. This entry should be typewritten or clearly printed in black ink.D. Amendment Status Certificates completed, corrected or altered under this section shall not be regarded as amended.
E. Fee There is no fee for completing or amending the death certificate in a medical examiner case under this section. A copy of the amended certificate may be obtained through the usual procedure, including payment of the established fee.
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