Iowa Code r. 641-127.4 - Fees
(1)
Payment
of fee and expenses.
a. A medical
examiner shall receive from the county of appointment or the county of the
decedent's residence a fee for each preliminary investigation and report
submitted in a case in which a death affects the public interest. A county
medical examiner shall also receive from the county of appointment or the
county of the decedent's residence the examiner's actual expenses. The fee and
expenses shall be submitted by the county medical examiner to the county of
appointment, which may immediately pay the invoice or forward the invoice to
the county of the decedent's residence for payment to the county medical
examiner. If the county medical examiner does not receive payment from the
county of the decedent's residence within 60 days of receiving the invoice, the
county of appointment shall pay the invoice.
b. A pathologist or other physician who
performs an autopsy under medical examiner authorization shall be paid for the
services by the county of appointment.
c. Invoices produced for services performed
by a county medical examiner, deputy county medical examiner or county medical
examiner investigator shall be submitted as a joint invoice to the county of
appointment when services were rendered in a case by multiple county medical
examiner staff.
(2)
Reimbursement.
a.
County of residence different from county of appointment-Iowa
resident. The county of the decedent's residence shall reimburse the
county of appointment for the fee and expenses paid by the county of
appointment.
b.
Death
caused by criminal defendant. If the person's death is caused by a
criminal defendant who has been convicted and sentenced for murder, voluntary
manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, or homicide by vehicle, the county of
the person's residence may recover from the defendant the fee and
expenses.
c.
Out-of-state
resident-law enforcement involvement. The fee and expenses of a county
medical examiner who performs an investigation or autopsy of a person who dies
after being brought into the state for emergency medical treatment by or at the
direction of an out-of-state law enforcement officer or public authority shall
be paid by the state. A claim for payment shall be filed with the state appeal
board.
d.
Out-of-state
resident-no law enforcement involvement. The fee and expenses of a
county medical examiner who performs an investigation or autopsy of an
out-of-state resident shall be paid by the county of appointment.
e.
Child under the age of
two. Rescinded IAB 4/2/14, effective 5/7/14.
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