Montana § 72-17-217 - Cooperation Between Coroner, Medical Examiner, County Attorney, And Procurement Organization
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§ 72-17-217. Cooperation Between Coroner, Medical Examiner, County Attorney, And Procurement Organization
Cooperation between coroner, medical examiner, county attorney, and procurement organization. (1) A county coroner, medical examiner, or associate medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (2) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift. The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of a coroner or medical examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift. This subsection does not preclude a coroner or medical examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 72-17-217 ("Cooperation Between Coroner, Medical Examiner, County Attorney, And Procurement Organization") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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