El Paso County Medical Examiner: Records, Autopsy Reports

Records and autopsy reports from the medical examiner

How to request: Get a copy of the autopsy report from the office in person or by sending a signed written request. (epcounty.com)
When reports are ready: Allow a couple of months from the exam for the completed report. Callers may ask to speak with the physician who did the exam before the report is ready. (epcounty.com)
Report fee: No cost to immediate family members with proper identification; all others pay $25. The Spanish FAQ says the legal next of kin gets one free copy of the final report and more copies are USD $25. (epcounty.com)
Cremation approval: The Medical Examiner must authorize every cremation in El Paso County, whether or not it was an ME case, after reviewing the death certificate. (epcounty.com)

Office	El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner
Type	Medical examiner
Address	4505 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905
Phone	915-273-3403
Hours	8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday; closed on El Paso County holidays
Official page	epcounty.com

Select a funeral home. The funeral home has the family sign a release form so it can pick up the body when the exam is finished, and the office tells the funeral home when the person is ready.
In El Paso, funeral homes prepare and file death certificates; the medical examiner certifies the cause and manner of death.

The Medical Examiner must authorize all cremations in El Paso County, whether or not the death was a medical examiner case. This includes a review of the death certificate to confirm it is properly completed and that the death is natural.
Authorization can be delayed if the certifying physician has not signed the death certificate or the certificate has mistakes.

Official pages only, each with the day we read it. Hours and fees change: call first.