Commissioners adopt Medical Examiner fee schedule, authorize live after-hours answering service

Bambi Trevino of the Medical Examiner's office presented the fee schedule for forensic and related services to take effect Oct. 1, 2026. “This is, our presentation for the fee schedule for ME services for fiscal year 27 and ask for your approval,” Trevino said. Commissioners adopted the fee schedule by motion and voice vote with no changes reported.

Trevino also described a proposed client service agreement with Alliance Communications to provide a live after-hours answering service in place of an automated voicemail system. She told the court the service would provide a live person to take initial information and relay it to death investigators for follow up; commissioners approved the agreement and noted a cited fee schedule (a $99 fee and $1.30 per minute noted by a commissioner during discussion).