Idaho § 39-277 - Autopsies for suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 39-277 — Autopsies for suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-277. Autopsies for suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
When an attending physician or hospital has reported to the department of health and welfare that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or variant CJD is suspected in relation to a person’s death, the state epidemiologist, as designated pursuant to department rule, shall cause to be performed an autopsy of the body, provided a definitive diagnosis has not been made prior to death and provided further that the person or persons having the highest authority under the provisions of section 54-1142 , Idaho Code, do not refuse the performance of such autopsy. The state epidemiologist, in ordering an autopsy pursuant to this section, shall require the person or entity performing the autopsy to report the findings of such autopsy to the department of health and welfare.
[39-277, added 2006, ch. 241, sec. 1, p. 735.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-277 ("Autopsies for suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. 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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