Iowa 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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