MISSOURI CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS ASSOCIATION

About

ABOUT US

The Missouri Coroners and Medical Examiners Association (MCMEA) was established in 1985 to support and represent elected coroners and medical examiners throughout the state of Missouri.

MCMEA is committed to advancing the professionalism, education, and effectiveness of Missouri coroners through training, collaboration, and advocacy. The Association supports the development and maintenance of consistent standards, practices, and laws related to medicolegal death investigation and the responsibilities of coroners within the state.

To further this mission, MCMEA promotes and provides educational opportunities including conferences, seminars, lectures, and training programs designed to strengthen the knowledge and skills of coroners and death investigators. The Association also researches, compiles, and shares information relevant to the profession and issues affecting coroners across Missouri.

Public education and professional resources provided by coroners and related associations are intended to promote awareness and understanding of medicolegal death investigation and are not a substitute for professional legal counsel or legal interpretation.

The office of coroners and medical examiners are governed by the Missouri Revised State Statutes in Chapter 58.

MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS

Services

Upcoming Training Conferences

CORONER DUTIES

To Investigate Certain Types of Deaths:

Homicide
Suicide
Accidental
Criminal Abortions (including those self-induced)
Unforeseen Sudden Occurrence (not seen by physician 36 hours preceding death)
Custody Deaths (while in custody of law enforcement)
Penal Deaths (lethal injection / legal execution)
Child Deaths (under age of 18)
Unusual or Suspicious Manner Deaths
Occur in Non-licensed Health Care Facilities (hospice type)
Occur in Licensed Health Care Facilities (nursing home / residential care)

Other Duties

To be Conservator of Peace (throughout his or her county)
To Execute Process When Sheriff Disqualified (when sheriff is a party / involved)
To Perform Duties of Sheriff When Office is Vacant (by death or otherwise)
To Hold Coroner’s Inquest / Coroner’s Jury
To Issue Warrant to Summon Coroner’s Jury (coroner inquest)
Coroner to Administer Oath to Jurors
Coroner to Issue Subpoenas (witnesses)
Order Postmortem Examination (autopsy)
Certify Cause and Manner of Death (death certificate)
Order Blood Sample Test for Alcohol & Drug Content (all motor vehicle fatalities)
Report Toxicology results in writing to Missouri State Highway Patrol
Procure Organ Donations (procurement of cadaver organ and tissue donation)