39-72-606. Autopsy. Upon the filing of a claim for compensation for death caused by an occupational disease if an autopsy is necessary to determine the cause of death, an autopsy shall be ordered by the department. The autopsy shall be made under the supervision of the county coroner or a medical examiner. The department may designate a duly licensed physician who is a specialist in such examinations to perform or attend the autopsies and to certify his findings thereon. The findings shall be examined by the physicians submitting a report under 39-72-605 before the final report under that section is submitted to the department.

     History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 155, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 208, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 92-1318; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 7, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 104, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989.