Coroner Reimbursement
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Investigation Reporting Form (SUIDIRF)
- Reimbursement: $100
- Requirements:
- Received by the Bureau of Family Health within 10 days of death
- Completed within 24 hours of the infant death
- Complete as possible with a narrative that describes incident (use narrative to explain any gaps in information)
- Include death scene diagram, doll reenactment and photographs whenever possible
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Autopsy
- Reimbursement: $500
- Requirements:
- Received by BFH within 75 days of death
- Completed by a pathologist skilled in forensics
- Follow standardized autopsy procedure
- Includes external, internal, microscopic, toxicology and summary report
- Submission: please submit in one of the following ways
- Fax: 504-568-3503 ATTN: Nicole Cousins
- Mail: Bureau of Family Health at 1450 Poydras Street Suite 2032, New Orleans, LA 70112
- Secure file transfer: call Nicole Cousins at 504-568-3504 for more information
- Please include a separate BFH reimbursement form for the SUIDIRF and autopsy and a W-9 form first time reimbursement requests.
- Please make sure that all mail is marked confidential and all faxes have a covers letter.