Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Central District
Phone: (804) 786-3174
FAX: (804) 371-8595
OCME_CENT@vdh.virginia.gov

Tidewater Eastern District
Phone: (757) 683-8366
FAX: (757) 683-2589
OCME_TIDE@vdh.virginia.gov

Western District
Phone: (540) 561-6615
FAX: (540) 561-6619
OCME_WEST@vdh.virginia.gov

Northern District
Phone: (703) 764-4640
FAX: (703) 764-4645
OCME_NOVA @vdh.virginia.gov

LINKS:

• Release Form to Funeral Homes
• Electronic Cremation Certificate & Additional Information from OCME
• Cremation Authorization Requirements for Out-of-State Donor Programs
• Local Medical Examiners Authorizing Cremation Need OCME ID