E.__A person pursuant to a court order.

As used in this subsection "person" means a natural person, including a public servant, and a corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or any other nonhuman legal entity, including any governmental unit.

13.__Access to certain information by next of kin.__Unless the medical examiner case is under investigation by the Department of the Attorney General or the office of a district attorney and the Attorney General or the district attorney determines that the criminal investigation or prosecution will be harmed by such disclosure, a next of kin of the deceased, as defined under section 2843-A, may inspect and obtain a copy, upon payment of any required fee under section 3035, of a report or other item identified in subsection 8, paragraphs F and G.__The Chief Medical Examiner may provide the original of the item described in subsection 8, paragraph G to the next of kin or another person to whom that item is addressed or directed.

14.__Testing for HIV.__Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 501, the Chief Medical Examiner, in any medical examiner case, may test for the human immunodeficiency virus and may disclose the test result as authorized under subsection 12.

Sec. 7. 22 MRSA §3023, as amended by PL 1985, c. 611, §5, is further amended to read:

§3023. Medical examiners; appointment; jurisdiction

The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint medical examiners, who shall have statewide jurisdiction and shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Medical Examiner and, subject to his the Chief Medical Examiner's control and the regulations promulgated adopted by him the Chief Medical Examiner. The medical examiners shall must be learned in the science of medicine and anatomy, licensed as physicians in this State and bona fide residents of this State. Each medical examiner before entering upon the duties of his the office shall must be duly sworn to the faithful performance of his the medical examiner's duty.

The Chief Medical Examiner may in his discretion make temporary appointments when he deems the Chief Medical Examiner determines it is in the public interest. Temporary medical examiners shall serve on a case-by-case basis and must be licensed as physicians by the State, but do not need to be residents of the State nor or take an oath of office.