Vermont § 508 - Medical examiners; appointment; term
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§ 508. Medical examiners; appointment; term
- (a) The Chief Medical Examiner may appoint regional medical examiners, who shall be licensed
doctors of medicine or osteopathy geographically distributed throughout the State.
A regional medical examiner may be licensed in Vermont or in another state. The regional
medical examiners shall serve indefinite terms at the pleasure of the Chief Medical
Examiner. (b) The Chief Medical Examiner may appoint assistant medical examiners to assist in performing
the duties of the Chief Medical Examiner. An assistant medical examiner shall be an
individual with extensive experience in the medical profession, which may include
medicine, nursing, emergency medical work, or any other medical profession deemed
by the Chief Medical Examiner to provide sufficient health care experience, including
an individual licensed in a medical profession in another state. An assistant medical
examiner shall serve at the pleasure of and be under the direction and supervision
of the Chief Medical Examiner. The Chief Medical Examiner may assign assistant medical
examiners to work under the supervision of a regional medical examiner. An assistant
medical examiner shall not perform autopsies except within his or her defined scope
of practice. (c) An assistant medical examiner shall meet the training and certification requirements
established by the Chief Medical Examiner and approved by the Commissioner. (Amended 1961, No. 43; 1969, No. 128, § 1; 1971, No. 33, § 5, eff. July 1, 1971; 1999, No. 45, § 1.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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