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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 10.35.01.07" title_num="10" subtitle_num="35" chapter_num="01" heading="Hospital Autopsy of Certain Medical Examiner Cases.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The following types of medical examiner cases may be autopsied by the hospital pathologists with the authorization of the Chief Medical Examiner:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Death from acute or chronic alcoholism without manifestation of trauma;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Death from accidental burns occurring in the home;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Death, or sudden death, associated with a therapeutic procedure;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Death following a fracture in an elderly person and resulting from a simple fall in the home.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In the cases listed in Sec. A of this regulation, permission from next of kin is not required since these are under the medical examiner's jurisdiction and the hospital pathologist is acting pursuant to this jurisdiction.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The hospital agent shall complete the death certificate, and each death certificate shall be countersigned by the medical examiner.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In non-medical-examiner cases, a hospital shall require proper autopsy permission in accordance with Maryland Autopsy Law, Health-General Article, § 5-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>