South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-43-400 — Body under jurisdiction of coroner; cooperation between coroner and procurement organization.
South Carolina·Title 44 HEALTH·Ch. 43 DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS
(A)A coroner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(B)A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude a coroner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
South Carolina § 44-43-400 (Body under jurisdiction of coroner; cooperation between coroner and procurement organization.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-719; 1969 (56) 625; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, SECTION 2, eff May 6, 2009.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 44-43-1015
Death record reviews.§ 44-43-1310
Donate life South Carolina established; purpose.§ 44-43-1320
Administration; board of directors.§ 44-43-1330
Reimbursement of expenses of board numbers.§ 44-43-1360
Administration of article.§ 44-43-1370
Uses of resources.§ 44-43-1380
Annual report of board to General Assembly.§ 44-43-1410
Donor registry established; membership; terms.§ 44-43-1430
Registrant information.