Iowa Admin. Code r. 641-127.8 - Deputy county medical examiners
(1)
Appointment. A county
medical examiner may appoint one or more deputy county medical examiners upon
approval by the board of supervisors and the state medical examiner .
(2)
Qualifications. A DCME
shall be licensed in the state of Iowa as a medical or osteopathic physician or
surgeon.
(3)
Duties.
A DCME shall serve at the direction of the county medical examiner and
may perform any duty of a county medical examiner which is delegated by the
county medical examiner to the DCME .
(4)
Fees. Fees for the
services provided by a DCME shall be paid by the county of appointment or by
the county of the decedent's residence. A DCME shall also receive from the
county of appointment or the county of the decedent's residence reimbursement
for actual expenses. The fee and expenses shall be submitted by the DCME to the
county of appointment , which may immediately pay the invoice or forward the
invoice to the county of the decedent's residence for payment to the DCME . If
the DCME does not receive payment from the county of the decedent's residence
within 60 days of receiving the invoice, the county of appointment shall pay
the invoice.
Notes
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