If a death is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner, as provided in Section 17-5-530, written or verbal permission must be obtained by the organ and tissue procurement organization from the coroner or medical examiner before organ or tissue recovery. A coroner or medical examiner should refer to the designated organ and tissue procurement organization in South Carolina as a potential donor a person whose death occurs outside of a hospital.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-960
Permission of, or referral by, medical examiner or coroner
1991 Act No. 29, SECTION 1; 1998 Act No. 289, SECTION 8; 2001 Act No. 73, SECTION 6, eff July 20, 2001; 2006 Act No. 334, SECTION 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, SECTION 3,…
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