HB-5039, As Passed Senate, January 24, 2006
July 6, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Casperson, Emmons, LaJoy and Marleau and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1953 PA 181, entitled
"An act relative to investigations in certain instances of the
causes of death within this state due to violence, negligence or
other act or omission of a criminal nature or to protect public
health; to provide for the taking of statements from injured
persons under certain circumstances; to abolish the office of
coroner and to create the office of county medical examiner in
certain counties; to prescribe the powers and duties of county
medical examiners; to prescribe penalties for violations of the
provisions of this act; and to prescribe a referendum thereon,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 52.201), as amended by 2002 PA 22.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. (1) The board of commissioners of each county of this
state shall by resolution abolish the office of coroner and appoint
a county medical examiner to hold office for a period of 4 years.
If the office of county medical examiner becomes vacant before the
expiration of the term of office, the board of commissioners may
appoint a successor to complete the term of office. In counties
with a civil service system, the appointment and tenure of the
House Bill No. 5039 as amended September 14, 2005
medical examiner shall be made in accordance with the provisions of
that civil service system.
(2) County medical examiners shall be physicians licensed to
practice within this state or, if the county does not have an
accredited hospital, licensed in [another state that borders the county].
(3) Two or more counties, by resolution of the respective
boards of commissioners, may enter into an agreement to employ the
same person to act as medical examiner for all of the counties.