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This Board establishes and maintains standards for Coroner education, training and certification in Colorado.

There are two requirements for newly elected or appointed coroners in Colorado:  

• Attend the first available New Coroner's Institute, and
• Within one year of election or appointment, obtain certification in basic medicolegal death investigation from a Board approved provider or obtain approval from the Board to use certification from an alternative provider.

The Board approved list of providers and the certification programs are:

• Colorado Coroners Association:  Colorado Certified Death Investigator
• American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators:  Registry Certification (Basic) or Board Certification (advanced)
• American Board of Pathology:  Certified Forensic Pathologist

Jennifer Vien - Administrative Assistant
  ccstboard@gmail.com
 970.628.5151

Jeff Graf - Compliance Officer
  ccstboard@gmail.com
 719.221.8733

Board Meetings

2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024 09:00 a.m.

2023
Thursday, November 9, 2023 

Thursday, July 20, 2023
11:00 a.m.

Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:00 a.m.

Thursday, July 20, 2023
11:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 9, 2023  ---- CHANGED 
11:00 a.m.

All meetings are held on ZOOM
Please email your request for an invitation to:
CCSTBoard@gmail.com

 

Meeting Minutes

2024
January 2024 Minutes

2023
November 2023 Minutes
July 2023 Minutes  
April 2023 Minutes  
January 2023 Minutes

2022
October 20, 2022 Meeting Minutes
July 21, 2022 Meeting Minutes
April 21, 2022 Meeting Minutes
January 2022 Meeting Minutes
 

2021

October 2021 Meeting Minutes
July 2021 Meeting Minutes
April 2021 Meeting Minutes
January 2021 Meeting Minutes

 

2020

July 2020 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Agenda

2024
April 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda
January 18, 2024 Meeting Agenda

2023
November 9, 2023 Meeting Agenda
October 19, 2023 Meeting Agenda
July 20, 2023 Meeting Agenda
April 20, 2023 Meeting Agenda
January 19, 2023 Meeting Agenda
October 20, 2022 Meeting Agenda
July 21, 2022 Meeting Agenda
April 2022 Meeting Agenda
 

Coroner Compliance

Compliance List

 

Complete and submit the Continuing Education Application Form, which you can access on the webpage.

Coroners are required to complete 20 hours of continuing education every year - January to December - and to report those hours to the Board no later than January 31st of the following year.  

• Fill out a form and send it to the Board for each program attended. 
• For a Conference, you must attach the complete agenda with the sessions you attended circled or highlighted and indicate the total number of hours attended. 
• The Board approved list of training providers and programs that can be used to satisfy the ongoing in-service or continuing education training are:
  • ​Colorado Coroners Association
  • American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators
  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences
  • National Association of Medical Examiners
  • International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners
• If you would like to attend a course that is not on the approved list above, please submit a request to the CCSTB to approve the course you are interested in taking - prior to attending - by submitting the course syllabus or content outline to: CCSTBoard@gmail.com
• Submission deadlines are 5 p.m. on January 3, April 1, July 1 and October 1.  If you miss the deadline, your submission will be reviewed at the next meeting.