Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 112 - GEORGIA CORONER'S TRAINING COUNCIL
Chapter 112-2 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
Rule 112-2-.04 - Annual Training

(1) For each calendar year following the year of Initial certification, each certified coroner and deputy coroner shall complete 24 hours of additional training in approved courses in order to maintain such certification. It is the responsibility of the coroner or deputy coroner to submit evidence of completion of the required hours of additional annual training to the Council no later than December 31 of the year that the training was required. Approved annual training shall only be attended and credit provided once during the calendar year beginning each January 1 and ending December 31.

(2) Any coroner or deputy coroner who fails to obtain the required annual training or a waiver of the required training shall not continue to serve as coroner or deputy coroner and shall subject his/her certification to withdrawal pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 112-4.

(3) A coroner or deputy coroner may have the requirement of annual training waived by the Council for personal illness or other providential cause. Such coroner or deputy coroner shall request such waiver from the Council in writing no later than December 31 of the year the training was required. If the request concerns personal illness, such request must be accompanied by a certification from a duly licensed physician. Such request shall be considered by the Council at its next scheduled meeting and the Council shall notify the coroner or deputy coroner of its decision within five (5) working days following the Council meeting. For purposes of this paragraph,"personal illness" means an illness lasting greater than six (6) months, and "providential cause" means an act of God or nature. The Council may waive the annual training requirement entirely or may require such training hours to be obtained in the following year along with the annual training hours required for such year.

(4) Anyone attending a coroner's basic or in-service course, other than a coroner, coroner-elect/appointed or deputy coroner, must have written permission from the coroner of the county of residence.

(5) Annual training attended by each coroner and deputy coroner shall be sponsored by the Georgia Coroner's Training Council at least three years out of each four year term. A request may be made for alternative training not sponsored by the Georgia Coroner's Training Council only one year out of each four year term. Alternative training shall be approved 45 days in advance of the attendance date by the Georgia Coroner's Training Council. Prior to approval a syllabus shall be forwarded to the Council for review.