County medical examiner.

The county medical examiner shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama. The Escambia County Medical Examiner shall be appointed by the senior state medical examiner in Region IV of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. The appointment shall be made, with the approval of the Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, from a list of qualified physicians submitted by the Escambia County Medical Society after review by the district attorney of the county. The appointment shall establish the Escambia County Medical Examiner as a contract employee of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences with the same liability coverage as provided to Merit System employees of the State of Alabama.

(Act 97-571, p. 1010, §2.)