Sec. 22.3. (a) The coroners training board established by IC 4-23-6.5-3, in consultation with the Indiana law enforcement academy, shall create and offer a training course for coroners and deputy coroners. The training course must include:

(1) at least forty (40) hours of instruction; and

(2) instruction regarding:

(A) death investigation;

(B) crime scenes; and

(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and crime lab technicians.

     (b) The coroners training board, in consultation with the Indiana law enforcement academy, shall create and offer an annual training course for coroners and deputy coroners. The annual training course must:

(1) include at least eight (8) hours of instruction; and

(2) cover recent developments in:

(A) death investigation;

(B) crime scenes; and

(C) preservation of evidence at a crime scene for police and crime lab technicians.

     (c) In creating the courses under subsections (a) and (b), the coroners training board shall consult with a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology regarding medical issues that are a part of the training courses.

     (d) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b) that involves medical issues must be approved by a pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology.

     (e) All training in the courses offered under subsections (a) and (b) that involves crime scenes and evidence preservation must be approved by a law enforcement officer.

     (f) The coroners training board shall issue a coroner or deputy coroner a certificate upon successful completion of the courses described in subsections (a) and (b).

As added by P.L.3-2008, SEC.258.