Florida Statutes 765.547 – Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 765.547
- Procurement: means any retrieval, recovery, processing, storage, or distribution of human organs or tissues for transplantation, therapy, research, or education. See Florida Statutes 765.511
(1) A medical examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate with each other in order to maximize opportunities to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.
(2) The Florida Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules establishing cooperative responsibilities between medical examiners and procurement organizations to facilitate and expedite completion of the medical examiner’s responsibilities under chapter 406 in a manner that will maximize opportunities to recover anatomical gifts.
(3) This part does not supersede any part of chapter 406 relating to medical examiners and the disposition of dead bodies.