Alabama § 45-49-171.77 - Cornea Tissue Transplants.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 45-49-171.77 — Cornea Tissue Transplants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 45-49-171.77. Cornea Tissue Transplants.
(a) The medical examiner or forensic science pathologist in Mobile County is hereby authorized to provide a cornea to any patient in need of corneal tissue for a transplant upon request of a certified eye bank, certified by the Eye Bank Association of America under all of the following conditions:
(1) If a decedent who may provide a suitable cornea for the transplant is under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist and an autopsy will be required in accordance with state law.
(2) If no objection by the next of kin is known by the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist.
(3) If the cornea for transplant will not interfere with the subsequent course of an investigation or autopsy or will alter the postmortem facial appearance.
(b) Upon compliance with this section, the medical examiner or forensic science pathologist or the certified eye bank shall not have any civil or criminal liability.
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Section 45-49-171.77 ("Cornea Tissue Transplants.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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