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 must be ordered by the department. The autopsy must be made under the supervision of the county coroner or a medical examiner. The department may designate a licensed physician who is a specialist in these examinations to perform or attend the autopsies and to certify findings on the autopsies. The findings must be examined by the evaluator submitting a report under 39-72-602 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; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 214, L. 2001.