South Carolina § 44-43-730 Right to have autopsy performed when patient dies in a hospital or health care facility.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-43-730 — Right to have autopsy performed when patient dies in a hospital or health care facility.

South Carolina § 44-43-730

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 43DISPOSITIONS OF HUMAN BODIES AND PARTS; POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-730 (2026).

Text

If a patient dies in a hospital or a health care facility where invasive surgical procedures are performed, the person authorized to consent, as determined in accordance with Section 44-43-710, has the right to have an autopsy performed. The hospital or health care facility where invasive surgical procedures are performed, in writing, shall inform the person authorized to consent of this right. The notification must inform the person that if there is a charge for the autopsy the cost is to be paid by a private source.

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If a patient dies in a hospital or a health care facility where invasive surgical procedures are performed, the person authorized to consent, as determined in accordance with Section 44-43-710, has the right to have an autopsy performed. The hospital or health care facility where invasive surgical procedures are performed, in writing, shall inform the person authorized to consent of this right. The notification must inform the person that if there is a charge for the autopsy the cost is to be paid by a private source.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 226, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2010. Editor's Note 2010 Act No. 226, SECTION 1, provides: "This act may be cited as the 'Ann S. Perdue Independent Autopsy Fairness Act of 2010'." ARTICLE 11 Hospital Policy and Protocol for Organ and Tissue Donation