NYSACCME – NYS Association of County Coroners & Medical Examiners

New York State Association of
County Coroners & Medical Examiners

The New York State Association of County Coroners and Medical Examiners or better known as N.Y.S.A.C.C.M.E., was organized in 1977 to better serve death investigators in the advancement of forensic science and its applications to death investigation.

The mission and goals of our association is to assist in:

The advancement of forensic science and its application to death investigation.

Education of those who interact in the field of death investigation.

Improvement of quality in death investigation in New York State, and the advancement of support by the State of New York, and County and Local governments for the death investigators.

Organization of the efforts of all Coroners and Medical Examiners throughout the State.

Promulgation of standards of death investigation.

Establishment of a Board of Accreditation to accredit and re-accredit Coroners and Medical Examiners for the purpose of maintaining a greater quality of death investigation in New York State.

Assist with writing of new laws and/or changing old laws by maintaining liaison with legislative bodies, representatives, and the State Health Department.

Coroner 101 Agenda

Coroner 101 Registration