Michigan Population (2000 estimate)

• 9,938,444

Number of Counties

• 83

Type of System

• Medical examiner

Title

• County Medical Examiner

Term

• Medical Examiner--4 years. Next appointment: varies by county.

Selection

• Medical Examiner--appointed by County Board of Supervisors, or as set by County Civil Service System in counties with such a system.

Qualifications

• Medical Examiner--physician licensed to practice within the state and a resident of the county or a neighboring county for which they are appointed.

Deputies

• The Board of Supervisors may appoint, with the County Medical Examiner's approval, a Deputy County Medical Examiner, who must be a physician licensed to practice in Michigan. In Counties with civil service systems, the County Medical Examiner appoints the Deputy County Medical Examiner. In counties with a population of one million or more, deputies must be residents of the county for which they are appointed. In counties with a population of fewer than one million, deputies must be residents of the county for which they are appointed or residents of a contiguous county.

Deaths Investigated

• By violence.
• When unexpected.
• Without medical attendance during the 48 hours prior to the hour of death unless the attending physician, if any, is able to determine accurately the cause of death.
• As the result of an abortion, whether self-induced or otherwise.
• Of any prisoner in any county or city jail.

Statutory References

Michigan Comp. Laws Ann. Sections 52.201 et seq.; 333.2833, 333.2841, 333.2843, 333.2844, 333.2855, 333.2881, 333.2882; 750.492.

Contact

Dan Remick, M.D. President
Michigan Association for Medical Examiners
M2210 Medical Science I, 1301 Catherine Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602
(734) 763-6454 Fax (734) 763-6476
Email: remickd@umich.edu

Description information last updated August 1995

Contact information last updated March 2002