2006 New Hampshire Statutes - Section 611:17 Autopsy Expenses.

Autopsy expenses shall be morgue costs, microscopic processes, toxicology, transport, and x-ray costs. All claims for autopsy expenses shall be submitted to the office of the chief medical examiner, which shall authorize such claims and submit them for payment as follows:
    I. For autopsies ordered by the county attorney, such claims shall be approved by the county attorney and submitted for payment to the county treasurer.
    II. For autopsies ordered by the attorney general or the chief medical examiner, such claims shall be submitted for payment to the state treasurer, chargeable to the account of the chief medical examiner's office.
    III. For autopsies made at the request of the commissioner of the department of health and human services and conducted in the presence of the medical examiner or designee, such claims shall be submitted for payment to the department of health and human services.

Source. 1995, 278:1. 1996, 124:5, eff. July 15, 1996. 2003, 319:17, eff. July 1, 2003.