Medical examiner touts lab efficiency as contract costs and fee requests rise

Jun 13, 2026

Pinellas County’s medical examiner said autopsy caseloads have stabilized and the forensic laboratory has won the Foresight Award five years running; OMB flagged a $383,000 contract increase and the medical examiner plans fee adjustments for work for other jurisdictions to offset costs.

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The county’s medical examiner and laboratory leaders told commissioners the office remains efficient even as contract costs rise and the county reviews fee schedules.

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