KRS 72.240: Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ state chief medical examiner

and associate -- Employment of county and district medical examiners.

(1) The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ a board -certified forensic

pathologist as the chief med ical examiner who shall administer the Office of the

Kentucky State Medical Examiner and one (1) associate chief medical examiner for

the Commonwealth.

(2) The Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may employ physicians licensed to practice

medicine in Kentuck y as county or district medical examiners to carry out the

provisions of KRS 72.210 to 72.275 within the counties or district to which they are

assigned by the medical examiner section. The cabinet may designate county or

district health officers as county or district medical examiners and may authorize

additional compensation therefor.