Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-938
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Types of deaths to be investigated - Autopsies
Official statutory text
A. All human deaths of the types listed herein shall be
investigated as provided by law:
1. Violent deaths, whether apparently homicidal, suicidal, or
accidental;
2. Deaths under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances;
3. Deaths related to disease which might constitute a threat to
public health;
4. Deaths unattended by a licensed physician for a fatal or
potentially fatal illness;
5. Deaths that are medically unexpected and that occur in the
course of a therapeutic procedure;
6. Deaths of any persons detained or occurring in custody of
the Department of Corrections or a county jail;
7. Deaths of persons whose bodies are to be cremated,
transported out of the state, donated to educational entities, to
include limited portions of the body, or otherwise made ultimately
unavailable for pathological study; and
8. Maternal deaths that occur during pregnancy or within one
(1) year of termination of pregnancy reported by a hospital or
birthing center under Section 2 of this act.
B. The Chief Medical Examiner shall state on the certificate of
death of all persons whose death was caused by execution pursuant to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1285
a lawful court order that the cause of death was the execution of
such order.
investigated as provided by law:
1. Violent deaths, whether apparently homicidal, suicidal, or
accidental;
2. Deaths under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances;
3. Deaths related to disease which might constitute a threat to
public health;
4. Deaths unattended by a licensed physician for a fatal or
potentially fatal illness;
5. Deaths that are medically unexpected and that occur in the
course of a therapeutic procedure;
6. Deaths of any persons detained or occurring in custody of
the Department of Corrections or a county jail;
7. Deaths of persons whose bodies are to be cremated,
transported out of the state, donated to educational entities, to
include limited portions of the body, or otherwise made ultimately
unavailable for pathological study; and
8. Maternal deaths that occur during pregnancy or within one
(1) year of termination of pregnancy reported by a hospital or
birthing center under Section 2 of this act.
B. The Chief Medical Examiner shall state on the certificate of
death of all persons whose death was caused by execution pursuant to
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 63. Public Health and Safety Page 1285
a lawful court order that the cause of death was the execution of
such order.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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