10A NCAC 39B .0103. AUTOPSY OF UNCLAIMED BODY  


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  • (a)  The performance of an autopsy on an unclaimed body is prohibited without written consent of the Commission of Anatomy except that such consent is not required for an autopsy performed pursuant to Article 16 of G.S. Chapter 130A.

    (b)  Consent for autopsy may be given by telephone and shall be followed promptly by written consent.

    (c)  The Commission may decline to accept an unclaimed body that has been autopsied.

     

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑416;

Eff. November 1, 1977;

Amended Eff. July 1, 1985;

Transferred and Recodified from 10 NCAC 8I .0006 Eff. April 4, 1990.