Regulation .11 Tissue Recovery.
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Whenever an authorized organ and tissue procurement organization has informed the Chief Medical Examiner or the Chief Medical Examiner's deputy or assistant medical examiner that there is a need for tissue for research or transplantation, the Chief Medical Examiner shall allow the authorized organ and tissue procurement organization to make a recovery if:
A.
Proper authorization has been provided to the medical examiner;
B.
The body has been tested to determine its suitability for transplantation;
C.
An autopsy is going to be performed and the removal does not interfere with the subsequent investigation or examination; and
D.
The medical examiner does not know of an objection to the autopsy or donation of tissue by the next of kin.