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Medical examiner seeks $1M state grant to expand toxicology testing for novel drugs
Summary
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner asked the committee to accept a roughly $1 million California Department of Public Health grant to add forensic toxicologists and automate testing for novel synthetic drugs; the committee approved technical amendments and continued the ordinance one week for final action.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner asked the Budget & Finance Committee Jan. 17 to retroactively accept and expand a roughly $1 million grant from the California Department of Public Health to support forensic toxicology work, including the addition of grant-funded toxicologist and analyst positions for the period 12/01/2023 through 06/30/2028.
Dr. Luke Bridal, chief forensic toxicologist, said the laboratory…
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