Section 641.127.8. Deputy county medical examiners.

         127.8(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.

         127.8(2) Qualifications. A DCME shall be licensed in the state of Iowa as a medical or osteopathic physician or surgeon.

         127.8(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.

         127.8(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.

[ ARC 2841C , IAB 12/7/16, effective 1/11/17]