A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT expanding the category of individuals who may be appointed as county medical examiners in cleveland county.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 130A‑382, the Chief Medical Examiner shall give preference to physicians licensed to practice medicine in this State when appointing medical examiners in Cleveland County, but may also appoint licensed physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, coroners, emergency medical technician‑paramedics, and individuals deemed qualified and recommended by a duly elected coroner.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.