Office of Chief Medical Examiner

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	The Office of Chief Medical Examiner provides the citizens of New York City essential services directly by identifying the manner and cause of death in specified cases as well as providing state of the art forensic DNA analysis through the OCME Forensic Biology Laboratory. These services include on-site investigation into manner and cause of death; identification of remains; performing autopsies; performing DNA testing related to identification of remains; examination of homicide, sexual assault, and other crime evidence collected by the Police Department for DNA extraction and typing; and responding to disasters that involve fatalities as part of a multidisciplinary team comprised of various City agencies.