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Medical Examiner requests investigators to respond to rising home deaths; accidental overdoses drive growth
Summary
The Medical Examiner told the Budget Committee that accidental deaths (largely overdoses) and natural deaths have risen; the office requested three medical‑legal investigator positions to ensure 24‑hour responses to home deaths and estimated relocation costs to move refrigerated trailers.
Medical Examiner Masashiko Kobayashi told the Budget Committee on March 9 that the office’s caseload has climbed in recent years, driven by accidental deaths — many overdose cases — and increased natural‑death investigations after the COVID‑19 pandemic.
Kobayashi said the office is requesting three medical‑legal investigator positions at about $56,700 each to provide timely, 24‑hour responses to home deaths…
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