What does it mean when the Office of Chief Medical Examiner accepts jurisdiction?
This means a specially trained physician, known as a medical examiner, has been assigned to investigate the circumstances surrounding deaths due to unnatural means or natural means requiring further investigation. In most circumstances, the decedent shall be transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner for examination. In other instances, it may be possible to do an examination at a hospital or funeral home. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determines the cause and manner of death.
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