Iowa Code § 144.56
Autopsy
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2012
1. An autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed upon the body of a deceased person by a physician whenever the written consent to the examination or autopsy has been obtained from the person authorized to control the deceased person’s remains under section 144C.5.
1. An autopsy or postmortem examination may be performed upon the body of a deceased person by a physician whenever the written consent to the examination or autopsy has been obtained from the person authorized to control the deceased person’s remains under section 144C.5.
2. This section does not apply to any death investigated under the authority of sections 331.802 to 331.804.
2. This section does not apply to any death investigated under the authority of sections 331.802 through 331.804.
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