015-6 Wyo. Code R. §§ 6-4 - Investigations

(a) The Coroner shall identify the deceased and determine the Manner and Cause of death as accurately as possible.

(b) In determining the Manner and Cause of death, the investigation shall include:

(i) Scene Investigation;

(ii) Toxicology sample on the deceased;

(iii) Inventory of property, evidence, and medications;

(iv) Photographs;

(v) External Exam; and

(vi) DNA sample.

(c) The Coroner shall issue a written report for all death investigations. The written reports may include but are not limited to, data from measuring devices, diagrams, evidence and body labeling, interviews, psychological and social histories, medical histories and consultation with physicians, autopsy, fingerprints, radiology, odontology, or DNA profiles or any other method necessary to determine the cause and manner of death.

(d) Investigations requiring a forensic autopsy of the deceased shall be conducted by a Forensic Pathologist who has been certified in that specialty by a nationally recognized certification board.

(e) All investigations will be completed in a reasonable time. The term 'reasonable time' is defined as that time period necessary to complete and collect data and information from toxicology, autopsy, or other investigation procedures, to determine with medical certainty a manner and cause of death.

Notes

015-6 Wyo. Code R. §§ 6-4