[HISTORY: Adopted by the Rockland County Legislature 11-20-1979 by L.L. No. 8-1979. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Department of Health — See Ch. 5, Art. XII.
Medical Examiner — See Ch. 5, Art. XIII.
The office of the Medical Examiner of Rockland County is hereby established. The office shall be filled by the Legislature of Rockland County by appointment of a duly qualified individual as Medical Examiner.
The Medical Examiner shall perform all duties required by law. In addition thereto, he shall perform such additional and related duties involving the exercise of professional skills and training as may be prescribed by County Law § 671, Subdivision 3.
[Amended 6-21-1983 by L.L. No. 14-1983]
The Medical Examiner shall serve a term of four years from the date of appointment. A certificate of such appointment shall be filed and recorded in the office of the County Clerk. The Medical Examiner, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and file the prescribed oath of office and furnish and file the required undertaking.
A. 
To be eligible for appointment as Medical Examiner of Rockland County, a person shall:
(1) 
Be a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New York.
(2) 
Be a resident of the County of Rockland.
(3) 
Be determined by the Legislature of Rockland County as qualified to perform an autopsy and dissect dead bodies of human beings.
(4) 
Be certified by the American Board of Pathology in the field of anatomic pathology or be Board eligible.
(5) 
Have a minimum of one year of experience in the field of forensic pathology, either in an accredited institution or under the supervision of a physician certified by the American Board of Pathology in forensic pathology.
B. 
Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection A(5) of this section, in the event that the incumbent Medical Examiner seeks appointment as Medical Examiner under this chapter, then and in that event, such incumbent need not be required to satisfy Subsection A(5).
The Medical Examiner shall devote 40 hours per week to the performance of the functions of the office of the Medical Examiner, of which 20 hours shall be during the normal workday hours.
The Medical Examiner's office shall be a Division of the Health Department.[1] It shall be known as the "Medical Examiner's Division" and, except as provided hereinafter, shall be considered the same as any other Division of the Health Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. XII, Department of Health, and Art. XIII, Medical Examiner, of Ch. 5, Administrative Code.
All the employees of the Medical Examiner's Division shall be appointed by the Health Commissioner[1] of Rockland County after consultation with and giving due consideration to the recommendations of the Medical Examiner. The Rockland County Health Commissioner shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of the Medical Examiner and the Medical Examiner's Division of the Rockland County Health Department. It shall be the function of the Rockland County Health Commissioner to provide the Medical Examiner with appropriate support staff and equipment so that the Medical Examiner may perform his statutory function. The Medical Examiner shall submit to the Health Commissioner such reports and information, schedules and other information as is requested by the Health Commissioner, in accordance with the requirements of state law. Those employees assigned by the Rockland County Health Commissioner to the Medical Examiner's Division shall be under the day-to-day supervision of the Medical Examiner.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Health Commissioner is now the Commissioner of Health. See § 5-97 of Ch. 5, Administrative Code.