Florida Administrative Code
11 - DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
11G - Medical Examiners Commission
Chapter 11G-1 - ORGANIZATION
Section 11G-1.001 - Purpose, Definitions
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 11G-1.001
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) The Medical Examiners Commission adopts rules pursuant to Section 406.04, F.S., to comply with the requirements of Chapter 406, Part I, F.S., and rule Division 11G, F.A.C., shall read in conjunction with Chapter 406, Part I, F.S.
(2) The following terms shall be deemed controlling for rule Division 11G, F.A.C., and Chapter 406, Part I, F.S., unless otherwise defined in Chapter 406, Part I, F.S.:
(a) "Associate medical examiner" means
associate medical examiner as defined in Section
406.06, F.S.
(b) "Autopsy" means autopsy as defined in
Section 872.04(1),
F.S.
(c) "Charge" of a dead body
means administrative control over the location, transportation, and disposition
of the body, and does not imply custody of the body.
(d) "Custody" of a dead body means physical
possession of the body, and does not imply charge of the body.
(e) "District medical examiner" means
district medical examiner as defined in Section
406.06, F.S.
(f) "Identification photograph" means a still
image of the face, ear, tattoo, or other distinctive mark of a dead human body,
taken for identification purposes only and that includes a medical examiner
case number.
(g) "Legally
authorized person" means legally authorized person as defined in Section
497.005(39),
F.S.
(h) "Medical examiner" means a
district medical examiner, associate medical examiner, or substitute medical
examiner.
(i) "Medical Examiners
Commission" means "Medical Examiners Commission" as defined in Section
406.06, F.S.
(j) "Photograph of an autopsy" does not
include an identification photograph, a photomicrograph, or a
photoradiograph.
(k)
"Photomicrograph" means a still image of tissue depicting histologic detail,
captured through a microscope.
(l)
"Photoradiograph" means an image produced by the capture of radiation or other
forms of non-visible energy, which depicts the structure of objects through
which the radiation or energy has passed.
(m) "Substitute medical examiner" means a
medical examiner appointed pursuant to Section
406.15,
F.S.
Rulemaking Authority 406.04 FS. Law Implemented 406.02, 406.06, 406.17 FS.
New 10-18-81, Formerly 11G-1.01, Amended 7-6-99, 5-21-12.
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