Section 333.5529 - Request for autopsy; information; written consent.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.5529 Request for autopsy; information; written consent.
Sec. 5529.
If an affected individual or his or her family representative requests an autopsy, a network representative shall provide to that person information concerning the cost, purposes, and benefits of an autopsy, and the benefits of using the tissue for medical research and education. The network representative shall also request that the affected individual or his or her family representative sign a written consent to the autopsy, and a separate written consent to use of the tissue for medical research and education.
History: Add. 1988, Act 441, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1988
Popular Name: Act 368