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Fla. Stat. § 765.547

Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization

Known as the Florida Health Care Surrogate Act

The act spans §§ 765–765 (54 sections).

History.--s. 18, ch. 2009-218.

(1) A medical examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate with each other in order to maximize opportunities to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

(2) The Florida Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules establishing cooperative responsibilities between medical examiners and procurement organizations to facilitate and expedite completion of the medical examiner’s responsibilities under chapter 406 in a manner that will maximize opportunities to recover anatomical gifts.

(3) This part does not supersede any part of chapter 406 relating to medical examiners and the disposition of dead bodies.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.