Florida Funeral Laws and Rules Ch. 406 Exam Questions with 100% Accurate Answers Graded A+

The Medical Examiners Commission consists of how many members? - CORRECT ANSWER-9 Who appoints the members to the Medical Examiners Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Governor What is the make up of the Medical Examiners Commission? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 Physicians, 1 funeral director, 1 state attorney, 1 public defender, 1 sheriff, 1 county commissioner, Attorney General or his or her designee, State Surgeon or his or her designee. Duties of the Medical Examiners Commission - CORRECT ANSWER-Initiate policies with any agency of the state. Remove or suspend district medical examiners with the authority to investigate any violations. Oversee the distribution of state funds for medical examiner districts. If a complaint is filed against a medical examiner, the commission shall appoint a probable cause panel of how many people? - CORRECT ANSWER-3 from the commision members, one of which shall be a medical examiner. The determination of whether or no probable cause exists shall be made by a majority vote of the panel with in how many days? May there be an extension of time? - CORRECT ANSWER-30 days. There may be 30 day extensions. If an autopsy is done by the district or associate medical examiner on an individual that died outside their district, who is responsible for the fees? - CORRECT ANSWER-The governmental body that requested the autopsy. If an autopsy is done on an individual who died while in custody of a facility or institution operated by a state agency who is responsible for the charges? - CORRECT ANSWER-The state agency where the decedent was removed from will be responsible for any transportation and service fees.