§ 2706 — Appointment of an Inspector of Anatomy

Delaware § 2706

• Jurisdiction: Delaware
• Title: 16
• Part: Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health
• Ch. 27: ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND STUDIES
• Subch.: Anatomical Studies

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The Attorney General, in consultation with the Medical Council, shall, on such conditions as the Attorney General may deem fit, appoint as an Inspector of Anatomy, a medical practitioner or a person with a special training or experience in medicolegal matters, and the duties of such Inspector shall be to: (i) Enter and inspect periodically any or all approved institutions where dissection of dead bodies may be in progress and examine any body or record or thing relating to the use of such dead bodies; (ii) report to the Medical Council and the Attorney General any unsatisfactory condition relating to the custody, use or disposal of dead bodies at such institutions or any other place where they may be located; (iii) investigate the alleged misconduct of any authorized or unauthorized person who has access to dead bodies; and, for the purpose of this subchapter, any person who obstructs the Inspector of Anatomy in the performance of the Inspector’s duties shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100.

Legislative History

24 Del. C. 1953, § 1776; 54 Del. Laws, c. 281 ; 65 Del. Laws, c. 487, § 2 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1