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Commissioners authorize application for violent-death and overdose surveillance grant for coroner
Summary
The commission gave permission for the coroner’s office to apply to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for a grant covering violent-death and overdose surveillance; awards vary year to year based on caseload.
St. Francois County commissioners authorized the coroner’s office to apply for a Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services grant covering violent-death and overdose surveillance.
Staff said the pool and award amounts vary by year depending on caseload and that the grant typically helps reimburse toxicology costs and other investigation expenses. Meeting discussion described the award as non‑matching; toxicology costs were discussed in general terms—staff said those assays commonly run in the low hundreds of dollars but vary by test.
The motion to allow the coroner to apply for the state grant was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. The coroner’s office will proceed with the application process.
