72-17-217. Cooperation between coroner, medical examiner, county attorney, and procurement organization. (1) A county coroner, medical examiner, or associate medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(2) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner or 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 a coroner or medical examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude a coroner or medical examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner.
History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 345, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 72. Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Relationships
Chapter 17. Anatomical Gift Act
Part 2. Execution and Operation of Anatomical Gift
72-17-201. Making, amending, revoking, and refusing to make anatomical gifts by individual
72-17-202. Persons who may become donees -- purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made
72-17-207. Examination -- autopsy -- liability
72-17-208. Document of gift -- delivery -- validity
72-17-210. Renumbered 72-17-301
72-17-213. Routine inquiry and required request -- search and notification
72-17-214. Making, revoking, and objecting to anatomical gifts by others
72-17-215. Authorization by coroner or local public health official
72-17-216. Anatomical gifts -- advance health care directive