The county medical examiner shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. The Escambia County Medical Examiner shall be appointed by the senior state medical examiner in Region IV of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. The appointment shall be made, with the approval of the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, from a list of qualified physicians submitted by the Escambia County Medical Society after review by the district attorney of the county. The appointment shall establish the Escambia County Medical Examiner as a contract employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences with the same liability coverage as provided to Merit System employees of the State of Alabama.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 45-27-60 - Office of Coroner Abolished.
Section 45-27-60.01 - County Medical Examiner.
Section 45-27-60.02 - Appointment of Assistant County Medical Examiners.
Section 45-27-60.03 - Death Investigation Training.
Section 45-27-60.04 - Duty to Investigate Certain Deaths.
Section 45-27-60.05 - Medical Examiner's Investigative Authority.
Section 45-27-60.07 - Autopsies or Postmortem Examinations.
Section 45-27-60.08 - Personal Effects of Deceased; Notice to Next of Kin.
Section 45-27-60.09 - Persons in County Having Knowledge of Certain Deaths.
Section 45-27-60.10 - Subpoenas.
Section 45-27-60.11 - Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability.
Section 45-27-60.12 - Death Investigation Reports.
Section 45-27-60.13 - Duties of Medical Examiner.
Section 45-27-60.14 - Reimbursement for Services.