Effective: April 7, 2009
Latest Legislation: House Bill 529 - 127th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the coroner or the coroner's designee denies recovery of an organ, tissue, or eye from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner, the coroner or designee shall do all of the following:
(1) Explain in a record the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part;
(2) Include in the records of the coroner the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part;
(3) Provide a record with the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part to the procurement organization.
(B) The requirements of division (A) of this section do not apply when a coroner or designee denies recovery of an organ from a decedent under two years of age.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 21 | Courts-Probate-Juvenile
Chapter 2108 | Human Bodies or Parts Thereof
Section 2108.01 | Anatomical Gift Definitions.
Section 2108.02 | Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Adopted.
Section 2108.03 | Application of Rc 2108.01 to Rc 2108.29.
Section 2108.04 | Persons Who May Make Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.05 | Manner of Making Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.06 | Amendment of Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.07 | Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.08 | Action by Person Other Than Donor.
Section 2108.09 | Anatomical Gift After Donor's Death.
Section 2108.10 | Making Anatomical Gift After Donor's Death.
Section 2108.11 | Donees and Purposes of Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.12 | Search for Evidence of Donor Intent.
Section 2108.13 | Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required.
Section 2108.14 | Referral of Dying Person to Procurement Organization.
Section 2108.15 | Rights of Anatomical Gift Donee - Acceptance or Rejection.
Section 2108.16 | Who May Remove Donated Part.
Section 2108.17 | Hospital Agreement With Procurement Organizations.
Section 2108.18 | Purchase or Sale of Donated Part - Permitted Charges.
Section 2108.19 | Prohibited Acts Regarding Donation Documents.
Section 2108.20 | Good Faith Immunity for Compliance With Chapter.
Section 2108.21 | Determination Whether Anatomical Gift Made.
Section 2108.22 | Validity of Document of Gift.
Section 2108.23 | Bureau of Motor Vehicles Donor Registry.
Section 2108.24 | Conflict Between Anatomical Gift and Health Care Directive.
Section 2108.25 | Cooperation of Coroner With Procurement Organization.
Section 2108.26 | Release of Information to Procurement Organization.
Section 2108.261 | Medicolegal Review of Records by Coroner.
Section 2108.262 | Information Requested by Coroner for Review.
Section 2108.263 | Cooperation in Timely Removal of Part.
Section 2108.264 | Information Regarding Cause of Death.
Section 2108.265 | Agreement Regarding Post-Mortem Procedures.
Section 2108.266 | Recovery of Part Without Post-Mortem Agreement.
Section 2108.267 | Denial of Recovery of Part by Coroner.
Section 2108.268 | Refusal of Procurement Organization to Accept Gift.
Section 2108.269 | Documentation of Condition of Recovered Part.
Section 2108.27 | Reimbursement of Coroner Attending Removal.
Section 2108.271 | Removal to Permit Preservation of Parts.
Section 2108.272 | Immunity for Denial of Recovery of Part.
Section 2108.28 | Construction to Promote Uniformity.
Section 2108.29 | Conflict With Federal Electronic Signatures Law.
Section 2108.30 | Anatomical Gifts Not Considered Sale of Fluid or Body Part.
Section 2108.31 | No Parental Consent Needed for Blood Donations.
Section 2108.32 | Toll-Free Telephone Number to Provide Organ Donor Information.
Section 2108.34 | Second Chance Trust Fund.
Section 2108.35 | Second Chance Trust Fund Advisory Committee.
Section 2108.36 | Definitions; Prohibited Actions Based on Physical Disability by Covered Entity.
Section 2108.37 | Violation; Civil Actions.
Section 2108.38 | Denial of Coverage for Covered Person Based on Disability Prohibited.
Section 2108.40 | Definition of Death.
Section 2108.50 | Consent to Autopsy or Post-Mortem Examination.
Section 2108.521 | Suspicious Death of a Person With a Developmental Disability.
Section 2108.61 | Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Definitions.
Section 2108.62 | Umbilical Cord Blood Banking.
Section 2108.63 | Health Care Professional or Institution Not Liable for Damages.
Section 2108.70 | Assignment of Rights Regarding Disposition of Remains.
Section 2108.71 | Vesting of Assignment of Right of Disposition.
Section 2108.72 | Written Declaration of Assignment.
Section 2108.73 | Witnesses to Declaration of Assignment.
Section 2108.74 | Declarant Warrants Truth of Declaration.
Section 2108.75 | Disqualification of Assignee of Right of Disposition.
Section 2108.76 | Assignee No Longer Declarant's Spouse.
Section 2108.77 | Loss of Assigned Right of Disposition.
Section 2108.78 | Assignee Bound by Declaration of Anatomical Gift.
Section 2108.79 | Multiple Assignees - Majority Rule - Deadlock.
Section 2108.80 | Revocation of Declaration of Assignment.
Section 2108.81 | Right of Disposition - No Declaration of Assignment.
Section 2108.82 | Assignment of Right of Disposition by Probate Court.
Section 2108.83 | Dispute Regarding Right of Disposition.
Section 2108.84 | Procedure Pending Resolution of Dispute.
Section 2108.85 | Costs and Legal Fees Arising From Legal Action.
Section 2108.86 | Right to Rely on Declaration and Instructions.
Section 2108.87 | Right to Make Independent Investigation.
Section 2108.88 | Refusal or Resignation by Assignee of Right.
Section 2108.89 | Liability for Costs of Disposition.
Section 2108.90 | Exclusive Jurisdiction of Probate Court Over Disputes.