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NC H467

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

7/13/2015

Primary Sponsor

Kelly Hastings

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows the elected Coroner of Cleveland County to appoint medical examiners, overriding the standard requirement in G.S. 130A-382
  • Requires the Coroner to give preference to physicians licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina when making appointments
  • Permits the Coroner to also appoint licensed physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, coroners, assistant coroners, and emergency medical technician-paramedics as medical examiners
  • Became effective upon passage on July 13, 2015

Legislative Description

Cleveland County Coroner/ME Recommendations

Last Action

Ch. SL 2015-148

7/13/2015

Committee Referrals

Judiciary I6/11/2015
Health Care5/7/2015
Rules and Operations of the Senate4/23/2015
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/2/2015

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