Knox County Medical Examiner, TN: Phone and Cremation Rules

Contact details

Office	Knox County Regional Forensic Center (East Tennessee Regional Forensic Center)
Type	Medical examiner
Address	2761 Sullins Street, Knoxville, TN 37919
Phone	865-215-8000
Hours	Business office 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday; death investigators available 24/7
Official page	knoxcounty.org

If your loved one becomes a Medical Examiner case, the Medical Examiner signs the death certificate. Arrange with a funeral home or crematorium of your choice (or give other burial instructions); the funeral home or crematorium arranges pickup once the examination is done.
Viewing is not permitted at the facility. Personal belongings go with the body to the funeral home or crematorium unless part of an investigation.
Tennessee law does not require a funeral home for burial (check local rules); the office can help families who want to donate a body for education or research.

Under Tennessee law the county medical examiner must be notified of any and all cremations.
Funeral homes request a cremation permit by faxing the Cremation Request Form to 865-215-8020.
Fee. $45 processing fee for all cremation permits

The final autopsy report may take three to six months. Call 865-215-8000 during business hours to check status; staff walk families through getting the final report (for deaths in Knox, Anderson and Blount counties).

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