004.03.1-855. Investigation and Transportation of Deceased Inmates
AR ADC 004.03.1-855Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: May 21, 2018
Effective: May 21, 2018
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-855
Formerly cited as AR ADC 004.00.2-855
004.03.1-855. Investigation and Transportation of Deceased Inmates
To ensure proper notification of all inmate deaths in accordance with Arkansas law, and in order to conduct relevant investigations into the Manner and Cause of Death. To provide guidelines for the transfer of deceased inmates to the State Crime Laboratory's Medical Examiner's Office.
C. In the case of the death of a person under the care of a physician for the thirty-six (36) hours preceding death, the deceased will not be transferred to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory if the inmate's emergency contact or next of kin has signed a waiver for examination, unless the Department of Correction makes a specific request under B (7) above.
G. A death from “Natural Causes” includes any death that was expected due to age, or previously diagnosed illnesses/injuries. In such cases, transfer to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory's Medical Examiner's Office is not required, but may be requested by the Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.
1. If an inmate dies due to age or a previously diagnosed illness/injury (ies), it will typically be appropriate to consult with one of the Medical Examiners (ME), rather than transferring the remains to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory's Medical Examiner's Office. A Medical Examiner Consultation (MEC) is appropriate when the cause and manner of death are reasonably known, the death does not fall into any of the categories described above, and a forensic medical examination is unlikely to yield any additional significant information regarding the death.
2. The consulting Medical Examiner will prepare a report including the date, the reporting party, the name, age, and sex of the deceased, a short summary of the history, and a recommendation for cause and manner of death. It is signed by the consulting ME and sent by fax or mailed to the reporting party at the Arkansas Department of Correction.
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Adopted May 21, 2018.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-855, AR ADC 004.03.1-855
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