Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-278
in effectA Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a forensic pathologist licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, shall be appointed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Board.
Code 1950, § 32-31.10; 1960, c. 366; 1975, c. 475; 1979, c. 711.
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