Section Jus 2004.03 - OCME Acceptance or Declination of Jurisdiction(a) The ME who has been contacted shall investigate the potential case to determine whether the OCME shall accept or decline jurisdiction. The investigation shall consist of, at a minimum, a telephone consultation with the reporting agency. If necessary, the ME shall confer with the CME or DCME for the purpose of receiving direction specific to the potential case.(b) The OCME shall decline jurisdiction if the ME concludes from the information obtained during the initial investigation either that the death does not fall within one of the enumerated circumstances in RSA 611:3 or that the death falls within one of those enumerated circumstances but the cause of death is clear and there are no suspicious or unusual circumstances surrounding the death. If jurisdiction is declined, the ME shall so inform the reporting party and release the remains.(c) The OCME shall accept jurisdiction if the responding ME concludes that any of the circumstances described in RSA 611:3, II apply or appear to apply to the death being investigated and the cause or manner of death, or both, are not clear.(d) The responding ME shall confer with the CME or DCME in every case in which jurisdiction is accepted. Such consultation shall be for the purpose of receiving any further instruction related to the investigation.(e) If jurisdiction is accepted, and an autopsy will be performed, the responding ME shall complete Form ME-5 "Identification Tag" as described in Jus 2005.06, send it with the remains for autopsy, and arrange to have the remains transported to the place where the autopsy will be performed.(f) If jurisdiction is accepted and no autopsy is deemed necessary, then the responding ME shall release the body after completion of the external examination and collection of samples.(g) The responding ME shall document all decisions and actions with respect to accepting or declining OCME jurisdiction by completing the appropriate sections of Form ME-1 "DME/ADME Investigation Report" as described in Jus 2005.01.N.H. Admin. Code § Jus 2004.03