North Carolina § 97-89 - Commission may appoint qualified physician to make necessary examinations; expenses; fees.
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§ 97-89. Commission may appoint qualified physician to make necessary examinations; expenses; fees.
The Commission or any member thereof may, upon the application of either party, or upon its own motion, appoint a disinterested and duly qualified physician or surgeon to make any necessary medical examination of the employee, and to testify in respect thereto. Said physician or surgeon shall be allowed traveling expenses and a reasonable fee to be fixed by the Commission. The fees and expenses of such physician or surgeon shall be paid by the employer. History (1929, c. 120, s. 63; 1931, c. 274, s. 12; 1973, c. 520, s. 3.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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