Section Jus 2002.05 - Death Investigation Training(a) Prior to appointment as a DME or an ADME, each candidate shall complete the training in death investigation provided through the OCME or an equivalent training program from another jurisdiction as determined by the CME or DCME. The training shall be both didactic and clinical in form and shall be given during a minimum of 55 hours of instruction and shall be provided at no charge to candidates. The CME or DCME shall excuse a DME candidate from any portion of the training if it is determined by the CME or DCME that the candidate has already received the equivalent training from another Source.(b) The didactic component of the death investigation training shall cover the following topics: (1) Jurisdiction and authority of the OCME;(2) Scene investigation and processing of physical evidence;(3) Sharp and blunt impact injury;(7) Pediatric forensic pathology;(8) Deaths from fire or explosion;(9) Mass fatality incidents;(10) Motor vehicle fatalities;(11) Blood-borne pathogens;(13) Identification of remains;(14) Examination of dead bodies and postmortem changes;(15) Death certification;(16) Documentation and chain of custody;(17) Domestic violence and elder abuse;(18) Sudden natural death including maternal deaths;(19) Forensic photography; and(20) Professional ethics.(c) The clinical component of the death investigation training shall:(1) Cover the following topics:a. Observation of at least 20 autopsies;b. At least 10 observed scene investigations; andc. At least 10 supervised scene investigations with the candidate serving as primary investigator; and(2) Have no maximum with respect to hours spent accumulating the requisite number of autopsies observed or supervised initial scene investigations.N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2002.05