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On Feb. 17, 2023, Commissioner Michael A. Barnett attended his first meeting of the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in Lake Mary. He met with medical examiners staff from Palm Beach County. Commissioner Barnett was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the vacancy on Feb. 10, 2023.

“The Medical Examiners Act, Chapter 406, Florida Statutes, was enacted by the 1970 Legislature in order to establish minimum and uniform standards of excellence in statewide medical examiner services.

The nine-member commission is composed of the following categories

• Two licensed physicians who are active district medical examiners *
• One licensed funeral director *
• One state attorney *
• One public defender *
• One sheriff *
• One county commissioner *
• The Attorney General or designated proxy
• The Secretary of Health or designated proxy

(* Appointed by the Governor)

As part of its statutorily mandated duties, the Medical Examiners Commission has certain disciplinary oversight of medical examiner activities."