Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) Proposed Amendments to Regulations

The following is a list of notices, by date of publication, for proposed OCME agency regulations.

All persons interested in submitting comments on the proposed regulations may do so in writing by the date indicated in the notice. Refer to the full notice for the mailing address for submitting comments. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is not required to respond to comments; however, all comments received by the date indicated in the notice will be reviewed and considered.

The date published is the date the notice appeared in the newspaper and marks the beginning of the 21-day public-comment period, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 3.

Regulations

The Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is in the process of promulgating an amendment to 505 CMR 4.03, specifically relating to the fee assessed for cremation or burial at sea views. Below is the Notice of Public Hearing and Proposed Regulation.

505 CMR 4.00 (Proposed)

Notice of Public Hearing - Final