§ 97-67. Postmortem examinations; notice to next of kin and insurance carrier. - North Carolina Statutes

§97‑67.  Postmortem examinations; notice to next of kin and insurancecarrier.

Upon the filing of a claim fordeath from an occupational disease where in the opinion of the IndustrialCommission a postmortem examination is necessary to accurately ascertain thecause of death, such examination shall be ordered by the Industrial Commission.A full report of such examination shall be certified to the IndustrialCommission. The surviving spouse or next kin and the employer or his insurancecarrier, if their identity and whereabouts can be reasonably ascertained, shallbe given reasonable notice of the time and place of such postmortemexamination, and, if present at such examination, shall be given an opportunityto witness the same. Any such person may be present at and witness suchexamination either in person or through a duly authorized representative. Ifsuch examination is not consented to by the surviving husband or wife or nextof kin, all right to compensation shall cease. (1935, c. 123.)