(a) A medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(b) If a medical examiner 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 and a postmortem examination is going to be performed, unless the medical examiner denies recovery in accordance with section 525A.23, the medical examiner or designee shall conduct 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.
(c) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a medical examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This paragraph does not preclude a medical examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner.
2007 c 120 art 1 s 22
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 524 - 532 — Probate; Property; Estates; Guardianships; Anatomical Gifts
Chapter 525A — Anatomical Gifts
Section 525A.01 — Short Title.
Section 525A.02 — Definitions.
Section 525A.03 — Applicability.
Section 525A.04 — Who May Make Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 525A.05 — Manner Of Making Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 525A.06 — Amending Or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 525A.07 — Refusal To Make Anatomical Gift; Effect Of Refusal.
Section 525A.08 — Preclusive Effect Of Anatomical Gift, Amendment, Or Revocation.
Section 525A.09 — Who May Make Anatomical Gift Of Decedent's Body Or Part.
Section 525A.11 — Persons That May Receive Anatomical Gift; Purpose Of Anatomical Gift.
Section 525A.12 — Search And Notification.
Section 525A.13 — Delivery Of Document Of Gift Not Required; Right To Examine.
Section 525A.14 — Rights And Duties Of Procurement Organization And Others.
Section 525A.15 — Coordination Of Procurement And Use.
Section 525A.16 — Sale Or Purchase Of Parts Prohibited; Felony.
Section 525A.17 — Prohibited Acts; Felony.
Section 525A.20 — Donor Registry.
Section 525A.21 — Effect Of Anatomical Gift On Health Care Directive.
Section 525A.22 — Cooperation Between Medical Examiner And Procurement Organization.
Section 525A.24 — Relation To Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act.
Section 525A.25 — Anatomical Gift; Relation To Uniform Commercial Code.