<br><br>72.265 Coroner may act as county or district medical examiner. <br>Where a duly elected coroner is a physician licensed to practice medicine in Kentucky, he <br>may be authorized by the department to perform the duties of a county or district medical <br>examiner and may be compensated by the department therefor. <br>History: Created 1968 Ky. Acts ch. 114, sec. 12. <br><br>