§ 97-69. Examination by advisory medical committee; inspection of medical reports. - North Carolina Statutes

§97‑69.  Examination by advisory medical committee; inspection of medicalreports.

The advisory medicalcommittee, upon reference to it of a case of occupational disease shall notifythe employee, or, in case he is dead, his dependents or personal representative,and his employer to appear before the advisory medical committee at a time andplace stated in the notice. If the employee be living, he shall appear beforethe advisory medical committee at the time and place specified then orthereafter and he shall submit to such examinations including  clinical and X‑rayexaminations as the advisory medical committee may require. The employee, or,if he be dead, the claimant and the employer shall be entitled to have presentat all such examinations, a physician admitted to practice medicine in theState who shall be given every reasonable facility for observing every suchexamination whose services shall be paid for by the claimant or by the employerwho engaged his services. If a physician admitted to practice medicine in theState shall certify that the employee is physically unable to appear at thetime and place designated by the advisory medical committee, such committeemay, upon the advice of the Industrial Commission, and on notice to theemployer, change the place and/or time of the examination so as to reasonablyfacilitate the examination of the employee, and in any such case the employershall furnish transportation and provide for other reasonably necessaryexpenses incidental to necessary travel. The claimant and the employer shallproduce to the advisory medical committee all reports of medical and X‑ray examinations which may be in their respective possession or control showingthe past or present condition of the employee to assist the advisory medicalcommittee in reaching its conclusions. Provided that this section shall notapply to a living employee who has contracted asbestosis or silicosis. (1935,c. 123; 1955, c. 525, s. 5.)