ABMDI (MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATION)
REGISTRY CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025-2026
What conditions would make someone ineligible for
organ and or tissue donation? - answer-AIDS, sepsis,
previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease
of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis, dementia
What are the 3 major sections of the death
certificate? - answer-Cause and manner of death,
demographic information, and disposition of death
certificate
How long does the certifier typically have to establish
cause and manner of death or submit a pending DC? -
answer-5 to 7 days
Who is responsible for completing the demographic
information (name, place of birth, place of death,
race, education, and name of spouse) on the DC? -
answer-The funeral director
The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority
derived is derived from __________ - answer-State and
local laws
,Who is responsible for assembling revised state
statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? -
answer-Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on
death investigations may be made by the
____________________ - answer-Armed Forces Medical
Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the
_____ - answer-FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial
plane crash? - answer-NTSB (National Transportation
Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial
plane crash? - answer-FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration)
Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? -
answer-OSHA
,Family and Children's Protection Services are to be
notified of any child death to... - answer-Obtain
information as to previous referrals on the child's
family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted
after a _____ death has been properly identified -
answer-SIDS
Case information should only be released to those
persons who are authorized to receive the
information, which is determined by... - answer-
Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death
certificate is in the ________ ________ - answer-Public
domain
How do child death review teams function? - answer-
As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange
detailed information from the ME/coroners among
agencies
What is the goal of child death review teams? -
answer-To improve the management outcome and
, prevention strategies in dealing with childhood
deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/_______ are the
largest single source of organs and tissues that can
be legally donated by a decedents NOK - answer-
ME/coroner
___________ must be given by NOK before organs can
be donated - answer-Permission
A medical determination of _______ _______ is
required before proceeding with donation - answer-
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of
_______ or _______ - answer-Heart, brain function
The _______ determination of death in a medical
setting is the official pronouncement time on the
death certificate - answer-First
________ and ________ may be obtained in either type
of death - answer-Tissue, bone
REGISTRY CERTIFICATION EXAM 2025-2026
What conditions would make someone ineligible for
organ and or tissue donation? - answer-AIDS, sepsis,
previous history of drug abuse, degenerative disease
of bone and/or nerve, cancer, hepatitis, dementia
What are the 3 major sections of the death
certificate? - answer-Cause and manner of death,
demographic information, and disposition of death
certificate
How long does the certifier typically have to establish
cause and manner of death or submit a pending DC? -
answer-5 to 7 days
Who is responsible for completing the demographic
information (name, place of birth, place of death,
race, education, and name of spouse) on the DC? -
answer-The funeral director
The medical examiner/coroner's office legal authority
derived is derived from __________ - answer-State and
local laws
,Who is responsible for assembling revised state
statutes that a county jurisdiction must adhere to? -
answer-Secretary of State
If a county contains a military facility, decisions on
death investigations may be made by the
____________________ - answer-Armed Forces Medical
Examiner
Deaths on Indian reservations are investigated by the
_____ - answer-FBI
Who must be notified in the event of a commercial
plane crash? - answer-NTSB (National Transportation
Safety Board)
Who must be notified in the event of a noncommercial
plane crash? - answer-FAA (Federal Aviation
Administration)
Who must be notified of any job-related deaths? -
answer-OSHA
,Family and Children's Protection Services are to be
notified of any child death to... - answer-Obtain
information as to previous referrals on the child's
family
The Sudden Infant Death Center must be contacted
after a _____ death has been properly identified -
answer-SIDS
Case information should only be released to those
persons who are authorized to receive the
information, which is determined by... - answer-
Individual office policy
After the death is certified, information on the death
certificate is in the ________ ________ - answer-Public
domain
How do child death review teams function? - answer-
As confidential, fact finding groups that exchange
detailed information from the ME/coroners among
agencies
What is the goal of child death review teams? -
answer-To improve the management outcome and
, prevention strategies in dealing with childhood
deaths
Deaths under the jurisdiction of _____/_______ are the
largest single source of organs and tissues that can
be legally donated by a decedents NOK - answer-
ME/coroner
___________ must be given by NOK before organs can
be donated - answer-Permission
A medical determination of _______ _______ is
required before proceeding with donation - answer-
Brain death
Death occurs when there is either cessation of
_______ or _______ - answer-Heart, brain function
The _______ determination of death in a medical
setting is the official pronouncement time on the
death certificate - answer-First
________ and ________ may be obtained in either type
of death - answer-Tissue, bone
