MS HB338

Medical examiners receive $125 per completed death investigation report, plus actual expenses

Additional $50-$100 paid for SIDS Death Scene Investigation reports, with the higher amount for examiners with advanced child death investigation training

Pathologists performing autopsies receive $1,000 per completed autopsy, plus mileage and up to $100 reimbursement for third-party testing

Medical examiners, physicians, and pathologists subpoenaed for court testimony are entitled to expert witness hourly fees set by the court plus mileage

Extends the repealer date on Section 41-61-75 (fee provisions) from the previous expiration to July 1, 2014