Alabama Statutes

§ 45-37-61 — Authority to Take Corneal Tissue During Autopsy

Alabama § 45-37-61
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 45Local Laws
Ch. 37Jefferson County
Art. 6Coroner
Part 2Corneal Tissue

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Ala. Code § 45-37-61 (2026).

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Pursuant to rules and regulations recommended by the Jefferson County Medical Examiner and adopted by the Coroner-Medical Examiners’ Commission, the coroner-medical examiner and any associate coroner-medical examiner shall be authorized to take corneal tissue on behalf of any eye bank located in Jefferson County which makes such corneal tissue for transplants available to all medical facilities in Jefferson County authorized to perform such transplants, when such tissue would otherwise be destroyed during the course of the examination. There shall be no charge to the patient recipient for the corneal tissue provided by the eye bank.

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Legislative History

(Act 87-524, p. 793, §1; Act 91-711, p. 1384, §1.)

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