§ 130A-382. County medical examiners; appointment; term of office; vacancies. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 130A‑382.  Countymedical examiners; appointment; term of office; vacancies.

One or more county medicalexaminers for each county shall be appointed by the Chief Medical Examiner fora three‑year term. County medical examiners shall be appointed from a listof physicians licensed to practice medicine in this State submitted by themedical society of the county in which the appointment is to be made. If nonames are submitted by the society, the Chief Medical Examiner shall appointone or more medical examiners from physicians in the county licensed topractice medicine in this State. In the event no licensed physician in a countyaccepts an appointment, the Chief Medical Examiner may appoint as acting countymedical examiner one or more physicians licensed to practice medicine in thisState from other counties, a licensed physician assistant, a nurse, a coroner,or an individual who has taken an approved course of training as required bythe Chief Medical Examiner. The acting county medical examiner shall have allthe duties and authority of the physician medical examiner except to performautopsies. A medical examiner may serve more than one county. The Chief MedicalExaminer may take jurisdiction in any case or appoint another medical examinerto do so. (1955,c. 972, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1963, c. 492, s. 4; 1967, c. 1154, s. 1;1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1981, c. 187, ss. 2‑4; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007‑187,s. 4.)