Death and Dying: Related Laws

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 36 > Chapter 11.1 - Terminal Patients' Right to Try Act

California

• California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 1 > Part 1.85 - End of Life Option Act
• California Codes > Health and Safety Code > Division 7 - Dead Bodies

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 368w - Removal of Life Support Systems and Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment

Florida

• Florida Statutes > Chapter 406 - Medical Examiners; Disposition of Human Remains
• Florida Statutes > Chapter 873 - Sale of Anatomical Matter
• Florida Statutes > Chapter 936 - Inquests of the Dead

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 39 > Chapter 94 - Right to Try Act

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 144E - Experimental Treatments for Terminally Ill Persons
• Iowa Code > Chapter 144G - Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Procedures &Mdash; Minors

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 51 > Act 139 of 1947 - Recovery of Drowned Bodies
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 52 > Act 345 of 1919 - Coroners
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 52 > Act 143 of 1945 - Transfer of Coroner's Duties to Health Officer
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 328 - Dead Human Bodies
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 333 > Act 90 of 1992 - Determination of Death Act

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 194 - Death -- Disposition of Dead Bodies

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 12 - Treatments for Chronic or Terminal Illness

Nebraska

• Nebraska Statutes > Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
• Nebraska Statutes > Cremation of Human Remains Act
• Nebraska Statutes > Palliative Care and Quality of Life Act
• Nebraska Statutes > Uniform Determination of Death Act

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 126-Z - Terminal Patients' Right to Try Act

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 26 > Chapter 6A - New Jersey Declaration of Death Act
• New Jersey Statutes > Title 26 > Chapter 6B - Revised State Medical Examiner Act

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 24 > Article 7C - End-of-Life Options

New York

• New York Laws > Public Health > Article 29-B - Orders Not to Resuscitate For Residents of Mental Hygiene Facilities
• New York Laws > Public Health > Article 42 - Cadavers
• New York Laws > Public Health > Article 43-B - Organ Procurement and Donor Support

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 90 > Article 23 - Right to Natural Death; Brain Death
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 90 > Article 23A - Right to Try Act
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 90 > Article 35 - Accident-Trauma Victim Identification
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 130A > Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 152 - Coroners

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 2133 - Modified Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act; Dnr Identification and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 44 > Chapter 137 - The Right to Try Act

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 34 > Chapter 12H - Advance Care Planning for Patient With Terminal Condition

Texas

• Texas Health and Safety Code > Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 18 > Chapter 42A - Patient's Bill of Rights for Palliative Care and Pain Management

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 68.50 - Human remains
• Washington Code > Chapter 70.122 - Natural death act
• Washington Code > Chapter 70.245 - The Washington death with dignity act

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code 16-55-1 - Purpose
• West Virginia Code 16-55-2 - Definitions
• West Virginia Code 16-55-3 - Creation of the State Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care
• West Virginia Code 16-55-4 - Members of the Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care
• West Virginia Code 16-55-5 - Powers and duties

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 157 - Disposition of human remains