The Commission or any member thereof may, upon the application of either party, or upon its own motion, appoint a disinterested and duly qualified physician or surgeon to make any necessary medical examination of the employee, and to testify in respect thereto. Said physician or surgeon shall be allowed traveling expenses and a reasonable fee to be fixed by the Commission. The fees and expenses of such physician or surgeon shall be paid by the employer.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-89
Commission may appoint qualified physician to make necessary examinations; expenses; fees
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
1929, c. 120, s. 63; 1931, c. 274, s. 12; 1973, c. 520, s. 3.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.