jurisdiction of coroner or medical examiner.
1.Upon request of a procurement organization, a coroner or medical examiner shall
release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available
medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the
coroner or medical examiner. If the decedent's body or part is medically suitable for
transplantation, therapy, research, or education, the coroner or medical examiner shall
release post-mortem examination results to the procurement organization. The
procurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the post-mortem
examination results or other information received from the coroner or medical
examiner only if relevant to transplantation or therapy.
2.The coroner or medical examiner may
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jurisdiction of coroner or medical examiner.
1. Upon request of a procurement organization, a coroner or medical examiner shall
release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available
medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the
coroner or medical examiner. If the decedent's body or part is medically suitable for
transplantation, therapy, research, or education, the coroner or medical examiner shall
release post-mortem examination results to the procurement organization. The
procurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the post-mortem
examination results or other information received from the coroner or medical
examiner only if relevant to transplantation or therapy.
2. The coroner or medical examiner may conduct a medicolegal examination by
reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays, other diagnostic results,
and other information that any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor
whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner which the
coroner or medical examiner determines may be relevant to the investigation.
3. A person that has any information requested by a coroner or medical examiner
pursuant to subsection 2 shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible to
allow the coroner or medical examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within
a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation,
therapy, research, or education.
4. If an anatomical gift has been or might be made of a part of a decedent whose body is
under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner and a post-mortem
examination is not required, or the coroner or medical examiner determines that a
post-mortem examination is required but that the recovery of the part that is the
subject of an anatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the coroner or
medical examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal
of the part from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or
education.
5. If an anatomical gift of a part from the decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or
medical examiner has been or might be made, but the coroner or medical examiner
initially believes that the recovery of the part could interfere with the post-mortem
investigation into the decedent's cause or manner of death, the coroner or medical
examiner shall consult with the procurement organization or physician or technician
designated by the procurement organization about the proposed recovery. The
procurement organization shall provide the coroner or medical examiner with all
information the organization has which could relate to the cause or manner of the
decedent's death. After consultation, the coroner or medical examiner may allow the
recovery.
6. Following the consultation under subsection 5, in the absence of mutually agreed-upon
protocols to resolve conflict between the coroner or medical examiner and the
procurement organization, if the coroner or medical examiner intends to deny recovery
of an organ for transplantation, the coroner or medical examiner or designee of the
coroner or medical examiner, at the request of the procurement organization, shall
attend the removal procedure for the part before making a final determination not to
allow the procurement organization to recover the part. During the removal procedure,
the coroner or medical examiner or designee of the coroner or medical examiner may
allow recovery by the procurement organization to proceed, or, if the coroner or
medical examiner or designee of the coroner or medical examiner reasonably believes
that the part may be involved in determining the decedent's cause or manner of death,
deny recovery by the procurement organization.
7. If the coroner or medical examiner or designee of the coroner or medical examiner
denies recovery under subsection 6, the coroner or medical examiner or designee of
the coroner or medical examiner shall:
a. Explain in a record the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part;
b. Include the specific reasons in the records of the coroner or medical examiner;
and
c. Provide a record with the specific reasons to the procurement organization.
8. If the coroner or medical examiner or designee of the coroner or medical examiner
allows recovery of a part under subsection 4, 5, or 6, the procurement organization,
upon request, shall cause the physician or technician who removes the part to provide
the coroner or medical examiner with a record describing the condition of the part, a
biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in
the post-mortem examination.
9. If a coroner or medical examiner or designee of a coroner or medical examiner is
required to be present at a removal procedure under subsection 6, upon request the
procurement organization requesting the recovery of the part shall reimburse the
coroner or medical examiner or designee of the coroner or medical examiner for the
additional costs incurred in complying with subsection 6.