Kentucky Statutes 311.1951 – Cooperation among medical examiner, coroner, and tissue procurement organizations
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(1) A medical examiner, coroner, and organ and tissue procurement organizations shall cooperate with each other to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation and therapy.
(2) If a medical examiner or coroner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or coroner and a postmortem examination is going to be performed, unless the medical examiner or coroner denies recovery in accordance with KRS § 311.1953, the medical examiner or coroner or designee shall conduct, when practicable, a postmortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.
(3) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a medical examiner or coroner for transplantation and therapy unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift of organs or tissues for transplantation.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2010.
(2) If a medical examiner or coroner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or coroner and a postmortem examination is going to be performed, unless the medical examiner or coroner denies recovery in accordance with KRS § 311.1953, the medical examiner or coroner or designee shall conduct, when practicable, a postmortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 311.1951
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(3) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a medical examiner or coroner for transplantation and therapy unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift of organs or tissues for transplantation.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 21, effective July 15, 2010.