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DeKalb committee backs opioid-settlement funding for medical examiner fellows and toxicology
Summary
The IRPS committee recommended approval of opioid-settlement funds to pay a medical examiner fellows compensation package and toxicology testing after staff said Morehouse School of Medicine will provide the fellows and toxicology costs run about $75,000–$85,000 a year.
DeKalb County's IRPS committee on Monday recommended that opioid-settlement money be used to fund a medical examiner fellows compensation package and toxicology testing.
An unidentified representative from the Medical Examiner's Office told commissioners the office had originally sought four line items, but secured CDC Foundation support for a public-facing overdose database…
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