226.34 - INVESTIGATION OF DEATH -- NOTICE.
226.34 INVESTIGATION OF DEATH -- NOTICE.
1. Upon the death of a patient, the county medical examiner shall
conduct a preliminary investigation as required by section 218.64, in
accordance with section 331.802.
2. If a patient in a mental health institute dies from any cause,
the superintendent of the institute shall within three days of the
date of death, send by certified mail a written notice of death to
all of the following:
a. The decedent's nearest relative.
b. The clerk of the district court of the county from which
the patient was committed.
c. The sheriff of the county from which the patient was
committed. Section History: Early Form
[C73, § 1439; C97, § 2303; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3516; C46,
50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 226.34] Section History: Recent Form
2008 Acts, ch 1187, §136