The operations of the State Forensic Medical Examination Centre are governed by the following legal acts and regulations:
- Cabinet Regulation No. 776 of 7 September 2004
“Regulations of the State Forensic Medical Examination Centre” - Medical Treatment Law
- Cabinet Regulation No. 782 of 11 December 2018
“Procedure for Conducting Forensic Medical Examinations” - Law “On the Protection of a Deceased Person’s Body and the Use of Human Tissues and Organs in Medicine”
- Cabinet Regulation No. 215 of 27 March 2007
“Procedure for Establishing the Fact of Brain and Biological Death and the Transfer of a Deceased Person for Burial” - Annex 3 to the Law “On the Entry into Force and Application of the Criminal Law”
“Criteria for Determining the Severity of Bodily Harm” - Recommendation No. R(99)32 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
“The Harmonization of Medico-Legal Autopsy Rules” - Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA of 30 November 2009
On Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers Carrying Out Laboratory Activities - Law on Forensic Experts
Based on the Law on Forensic Experts, the following Cabinet Regulations have been adopted:
- Cabinet Regulation No. 835 of 20 December 2016
“List of Forensic Institutions and Classification of Forensic Expert Specialties” - Cabinet Regulation No. 834 of 20 December 2016
“Certification and Recertification Procedure for Forensic Experts” - Cabinet Regulation No. 782 of 13 December 2016
“Procedure for Initiating and Reviewing Disciplinary Cases of Forensic Experts” - Cabinet Regulation No. 606 of 13 September 2016
“Procedure for Organizing Forensic Examinations” - Cabinet Regulation No. 582 of 30 August 2016
“Regulations of the Forensic Experts Council”