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Board appoints Dr. Steve Vanderleest as deputy medical examiner
Summary
To ensure timely signatures for death certificates and cremation permits, the board approved appointing Dr. Steve Vanderleest as deputy medical examiner after staff and a medical examiner inspector explained coverage gaps when the elected medical examiner is unavailable.
The Dickinson County Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Steve Vanderleest as a deputy medical examiner to provide physician availability for signatures and to support medical examiner inspectors when the elected medical examiner is unavailable.
Jared, a medical examiner inspector, explained that funeral homes and crematoriums increasingly require prompt written permits and that delays occur when the medical examiner is out of the county. Jared described recent busy periods when multiple deaths required timely action and said a deputy physician will help ensure signatures and records are completed quickly. He noted Dr. Vanderleest has agreed to serve and that the state medical examiner's office has been notified; local board approval was required to finalize the appointment.
A supervisor moved to appoint Dr. Steve Vanderleest; the board seconded and voted unanimously to appoint him. Jared and staff will complete and transmit the needed paperwork to the state.
