Kentucky Medical Examiner

Jurisdiction Ky. (statewide)
Web site http://justice.ky.gov/...
Accreditation Full  
Forensic Pathologists
10
Board Certified
0
Part-time Certified
2
Uncertified
0
Part-time Uncertified
Fellows 0
Note All cases are referred by county coroners. Kentucky has performed autopsies for Indiana in some cases, but did not provide breakdowns of those cases.
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  Autopsy Rate vs. Expected
expected
 
+1%
 
-1%
 
+6%
 
-3%
N/A
N/A
N/A
Population
 
4.15M
 
4.18M
 
4.22M
 
4.26M
 
4.29M
 
4.31M
 
N/A
Autopsies
 
2,471
 
2,519
 
2,546
 
2,421
 
2,342
 
2,373
N/A
  Contract Autopsies
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Forensic Pathologists
N/A
N/A
 
12
 
13
 
12
 
12
 
12
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Annual Budget
 
$3.53M
 
$3.6M
 
$3.86M
 
$3.99M
 
$4.13M
 
$4.2M
 
$4.33M