The Commission shall operate in accordance with requirements of the "Medicolegal Investigations Act" pursuant to Chapter 368q of the Connecticut General Statutes. The powers and duties of the Commission shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. (a) Appoint the chief medical examiner pursuant to sections 19a-403 and 19a-404 of the Connecticut General Statutes and section 19a-401-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
2. (b) Oversee the operations of the Office;
3. (c) Approve of the Office procedures manual and organizational chart; and
4. (d) Approve of numbers and qualifications of professional staff.

(Effective June 23, 1986; Amended September 3, 1998; Amended November 4, 2019)