1. A. Fire Fighters and State Fire Marshal Personnel. The medical examiner shall perform an autopsy and complete toxicological examination of any fire fighter or sworn personnel of the State Fire Marshal's Office who dies in the line of duty or whose death appears to have been caused by:

   1. (1) Fire;
   2. (2) Toxic gases;
   3. (3) Toxic fire conditions; or
   4. (4) Fire-related circumstances.
2. B. Other Fire-Related Deaths. If a death occurs in a fire or is related to a fire, the medical examiner shall thoroughly investigate the circumstances of the death and report the death to the Center for the Study of the Health Effects of Fire in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for Maryland.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§5-301 et seq., Estates and Trusts Article, §4-509; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 13, 1939

Amended December 22, 1950; February 27, 1951; May 15, 1951; June 26, 1951; January 15, 1963; October 22, 1963

Chapter revised effective August 2, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1220)

Regulation .01B amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .06B, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .08B amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .11 amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .12A, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation 13A, B amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .14 amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .14C amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898)

Regulation .14D amended effective August 29, 2016 (43:17 Md. R. 955)

Regulation .16 amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .18A, C amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .19A, B amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .19C, E amended effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .19E amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1275); amended permanently effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1733)

Regulation .19E amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1246); May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .20E amended effective May 11, 2026 (53:9 Md. R. 414)

Regulation .20F amended effective May 5, 1997 (24:9 Md. R. 657); November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)

Regulation .20F amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2006 (33:15 Md. R. 1275); amended permanently effective November 6, 2006 (33:22 Md. R. 1733)

Regulation .20F amended effective May 5, 2008 (35:9 Md. R. 898); August 19, 2024 (51:16 Md. R. 742)

Regulation .21 adopted effective November 24, 2014 (41:23 Md. R. 1373)