Alabama § 45-49-171.77 Cornea Tissue Transplants

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-49-171.77 — Cornea Tissue Transplants

Alabama § 45-49-171.77

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 49Mobile County

Art. 17Health and Environment

Part 2Health

Subpart 4Medical Examiner

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Ala. Code § 45-49-171.77 (2026).

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(a)The medical examiner or forensic science pathologist in Mobile County is hereby authorized to provide a cornea to any patient in need of corneal tissue for a transplant upon request of a certified eye bank, certified by the Eye Bank Association of America under all of the following conditions:

(1)If a decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist and an autopsy will be required in accordance with state law.

(2)If no objection by the next of kin is known by the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist.

(3)If the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent course of an investigation or autopsy or will alter the postmortem facial appearance.

(b)Upon compliance wit

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(a) The medical examiner or forensic science pathologist in Mobile County is hereby authorized to provide a cornea to any patient in need of corneal tissue for a transplant upon request of a certified eye bank, certified by the Eye Bank Association of America under all of the following conditions:
(1) If a decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist and an autopsy will be required in accordance with state law.
(2) If no objection by the next of kin is known by the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist.
(3) If the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent course of an investigation or autopsy or will alter the postmortem facial appearance.
(b) Upon compliance with this section, the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist or the certified eye bank shall not have any civil or criminal liability.