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