Alabama Code 45-27-60.01. County medical examiner
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-27-60.01
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
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.