ยง 4209. Autopsies; right to perform. No person shall make any
incision preparatory to or during an autopsy except (a) a duly licensed
medical physician or osteopathic physician, (b) a resident physician,
(c) a medical intern, (d) a student in a registered medical school,
dental school or chiropractic college while under the supervision of the
professor or teacher, (e) an instructor of anatomy, (f) a dental
resident or licensed dentist while under the supervision of a physician.
A physician performing an autopsy may be assisted by a trained
mortuary attendant (diener).
Structure New York Laws
Title 2 - Autopsy and Dissection
4209 - Autopsies; Right to Perform.
4210 - Deceased Persons; Right to Dissect.
4210-A - Unlawful Dissection of the Body of a Human Being.
4210-B - Certain Unauthorized Autopsies.
4210-C - Limitations to Dissection or Autopsy.
4211 - Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools for Study.
4212 - Cadavers; Unclaimed; Delivery to Schools; Procedure.
4213 - Cadavers; Delivery to Relatives or Friends.
4214 - Cadavers; Autopsy by Order of Hospital Authorities.
4215 - Cadavers; Burial After Autopsy and Dissection.
4217 - Receiving Stolen Body of a Human Being.
4219 - Arresting or Attaching a Dead Body of a Human Being.