There is created the "board of medical investigators", consisting of the dean of the university of New Mexico school of medicine, the secretary of health, the chief of the New Mexico state police, the chair of the board of funeral services and the secretary of Indian affairs. The members of the board of medical investigators shall receive no compensation for their services as board members other than as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978].

History: 1953 Comp., § 12-17-1, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 112, § 1; and recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 12-29-1, by Laws 1972, ch. 51, § 9; 1973, ch. 286, § 1; 1977, ch. 253, § 38; 1981, ch. 96, § 1; 2003, ch. 191, § 1; 2012, ch. 48, § 2.

Cross references. — For chairman of the board of funeral services, see 61-32-5 NMSA 1978.

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, changed the name of the board of thanatopractice to the board of funeral service; in the first sentence, after "chair of the board of", deleted "thanatopractice" and added "funeral services" and after "board of funeral services and the", deleted "director of the New Mexico office" and added "secretary".

The 2003 amendment, effective July 1, 2003, deleted "medical school at the" following "dean of the", inserted "school of medicine" following "of New Mexico", substituted "health, the chief of the New Mexico" for "health and environment, the chief of the" following " the secretary of", and substituted "and the director of the New Mexico office of Indian affairs" for "of the state of New Mexico" following "state board of thanatopractice".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 18 Am. Jur. 2d Coroners or Medical Examiners § 1 et seq.

18 C.J.S. Coroners § 1 et seq.