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Idaho has no Medical Examiner. The coroner's job is to notify the Sheriff. If the coroner thinks something is suspicious she can "summon a person authorized to practice medicine" to examine the body and give an opinion, but even then it doesn't have to be a trained pathologist or even a medical doctor.MOO it's an elected position, meaning Brenda Dye campaigned for the job and it's responsibilities. Apparently she is an EMT which is more than enough medical and legal training to know what to do, i.e. send the case to the medical examiner (the law you quoted) when a death is not attended by a physician.
Why did she let is slide?
To be clear, I don't like what happened with Tammy but I see it as the system failed. I am happy I live in a state with a Medical Examiner.