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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="5-303" title_number="5" title_name="Death" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Office of the Chief Medical Examiner">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Postmortem Examiners Advisory Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Committee consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Baltimore City Commissioner of Health;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The head of the Pathology Department of the University of Maryland School of Medicine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The head of the Pathology Department of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Secretary of State Police;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A representative of the Department, chosen by the Secretary; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Any other individual appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Office.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>From among the Committee members, the Secretary shall appoint a chair.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Committee shall advise the Secretary and the Office on:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The implementation of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Carrying out the Office’s duties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
