§ 130A‑412.24. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under thejurisdiction of a medical examiner.
(a) Upon request of aprocurement organization, a medical examiner shall release to the procurementorganization the name, contact information, and available medical and socialhistory of a decedent whose body is or will come under the jurisdiction of themedical examiner. If the decedent's body or body part is medically suitable fortransplantation, therapy, research, or education, the medical examiner shallrelease postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. Theprocurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortemexamination results or other information received from the medical examiner onlyif relevant to transplantation or therapy.
(b) The medicalexaminer may conduct a medicolegal examination, including physical examinationof a donor or prospective donor and review of all medical records, laboratorytest results, X‑rays, other diagnostic results, and other informationthat any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body isunder the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or whose body would be under themedical examiner's jurisdiction upon death and that the medical examinerdetermines may be relevant to the investigation.
(c) A person that hasany information requested by a medical examiner pursuant to subsection (b) ofthis section shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible toallow the medical examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within aperiod compatible with the preservation of body parts for the purpose oftransplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(d) If an anatomicalgift has been or might be made of a body part of a decedent whose body is underthe jurisdiction of the medical examiner and a postmortem examination is notrequired, or the medical examiner determines that a postmortem examination isrequired but that the recovery of the body part that is the subject of ananatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the medical examinerand procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the bodypart from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research,or education.
(e) If an anatomicalgift of a body part from the decedent under the jurisdiction of the medicalexaminer has been or might be made, but the medical examiner initially believesthat the recovery of the body part could interfere with the postmorteminvestigation into the decedent's cause or manner of death, the collection ofevidence, or the description, documentation, or interpretation of injuries onthe body, the medical examiner shall consult with the procurement organizationor physician or technician designated by the procurement organization about theproposed recovery. After consultation, the medical examiner may deny or allowthe recovery.
(f) If the medicalexaminer or designee allows recovery of a body part under subsection (d) or (e)of this section, the procurement organization shall provide the medicalexaminer or designee with a record describing the condition of the body partsigned by the physician or technician who removes the body part and any otherinformation and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination. (2007‑538, s. 1.)
§ 130A‑412.24. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under thejurisdiction of a medical examiner.
(a) Upon request of aprocurement organization, a medical examiner shall release to the procurementorganization the name, contact information, and available medical and socialhistory of a decedent whose body is or will come under the jurisdiction of themedical examiner. If the decedent's body or body part is medically suitable fortransplantation, therapy, research, or education, the medical examiner shallrelease postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. Theprocurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortemexamination results or other information received from the medical examiner onlyif relevant to transplantation or therapy.
(b) The medicalexaminer may conduct a medicolegal examination, including physical examinationof a donor or prospective donor and review of all medical records, laboratorytest results, X‑rays, other diagnostic results, and other informationthat any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body isunder the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or whose body would be under themedical examiner's jurisdiction upon death and that the medical examinerdetermines may be relevant to the investigation.
(c) A person that hasany information requested by a medical examiner pursuant to subsection (b) ofthis section shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible toallow the medical examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within aperiod compatible with the preservation of body parts for the purpose oftransplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(d) If an anatomicalgift has been or might be made of a body part of a decedent whose body is underthe jurisdiction of the medical examiner and a postmortem examination is notrequired, or the medical examiner determines that a postmortem examination isrequired but that the recovery of the body part that is the subject of ananatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the medical examinerand procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the bodypart from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research,or education.
(e) If an anatomicalgift of a body part from the decedent under the jurisdiction of the medicalexaminer has been or might be made, but the medical examiner initially believesthat the recovery of the body part could interfere with the postmorteminvestigation into the decedent's cause or manner of death, the collection ofevidence, or the description, documentation, or interpretation of injuries onthe body, the medical examiner shall consult with the procurement organizationor physician or technician designated by the procurement organization about theproposed recovery. After consultation, the medical examiner may deny or allowthe recovery.
(f) If the medicalexaminer or designee allows recovery of a body part under subsection (d) or (e)of this section, the procurement organization shall provide the medicalexaminer or designee with a record describing the condition of the body partsigned by the physician or technician who removes the body part and any otherinformation and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination. (2007‑538, s. 1.)
§ 130A‑412.24. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under thejurisdiction of a medical examiner.
(a) Upon request of aprocurement organization, a medical examiner shall release to the procurementorganization the name, contact information, and available medical and socialhistory of a decedent whose body is or will come under the jurisdiction of themedical examiner. If the decedent's body or body part is medically suitable fortransplantation, therapy, research, or education, the medical examiner shallrelease postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. Theprocurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortemexamination results or other information received from the medical examiner onlyif relevant to transplantation or therapy.
(b) The medicalexaminer may conduct a medicolegal examination, including physical examinationof a donor or prospective donor and review of all medical records, laboratorytest results, X‑rays, other diagnostic results, and other informationthat any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body isunder the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or whose body would be under themedical examiner's jurisdiction upon death and that the medical examinerdetermines may be relevant to the investigation.
(c) A person that hasany information requested by a medical examiner pursuant to subsection (b) ofthis section shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible toallow the medical examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within aperiod compatible with the preservation of body parts for the purpose oftransplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(d) If an anatomicalgift has been or might be made of a body part of a decedent whose body is underthe jurisdiction of the medical examiner and a postmortem examination is notrequired, or the medical examiner determines that a postmortem examination isrequired but that the recovery of the body part that is the subject of ananatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the medical examinerand procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the bodypart from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research,or education.
(e) If an anatomicalgift of a body part from the decedent under the jurisdiction of the medicalexaminer has been or might be made, but the medical examiner initially believesthat the recovery of the body part could interfere with the postmorteminvestigation into the decedent's cause or manner of death, the collection ofevidence, or the description, documentation, or interpretation of injuries onthe body, the medical examiner shall consult with the procurement organizationor physician or technician designated by the procurement organization about theproposed recovery. After consultation, the medical examiner may deny or allowthe recovery.
(f) If the medicalexaminer or designee allows recovery of a body part under subsection (d) or (e)of this section, the procurement organization shall provide the medicalexaminer or designee with a record describing the condition of the body partsigned by the physician or technician who removes the body part and any otherinformation and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination. (2007‑538, s. 1.)
