Washington Administrative Code
Title 139 - Criminal Justice Training Commission
Chapter 139-27 - Medicolegal forensic investigation training and certification
Section 139-27-100 - Exemption eligibility and requirements
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 139-27-100
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) As a condition of continued employment, unless exempted by the commission under this section, all coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal investigative personnel employed at a county coroner's or medical examiner's office must complete training and receive certification within 12 months of hire for full-time personnel or 18 months of hire for part-time personnel.
(2) Requirements for exemption:
(a) A medical examiner who:
(i) Is employed by a coroner's or medical
examiner's office in Washington state.
(ii) Is a board-certified forensic
pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology (ABP), maintains their
certification, and who shows proof of certification.
(iii) Is licensed by the Washington state
medical commission, maintains their license, and who shows proof of
license.
(iv) Is in good standing
with their agency of employment.
(b) A coroner or medicolegal investigative
personnel who:
(i) Has been employed as a
coroner or medicolegal investigative personnel by a county coroner's or medical
examiner's office for at least 12 months as a full-time employee or 18 months
as a part-time employee.
(ii) Is
certified (minimum registry certification required) by the American Board of
Medicolegal Death Investigators (ABMDI).
(iii) Has attended a basic, introductory, or
core training course or program or has attended an accumulation of courses
which is equivalent to a basic, introductory, or core training course or
program within the last five years. The courses/program substitution must be
comparable in content and quality to that produced by the commission for the
core medicolegal forensic investigation training.
(iv) Is in good standing with their agency of
employment.
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