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38-7-105 - Facility for performance of autopsies.

38-7-105. Facility for performance of autopsies.

All autopsies must be performed at a facility accredited by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). A facility must receive accreditation from the NAME within one (1) year of July 1, 2011, maintain that accreditation, and operate pursuant to NAME guidelines.

[Acts 1961, ch. 174, § 5; 1967, ch. 399, § 2; 1968, ch. 626, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 16, 36; T.C.A., § 38-705; Acts 1994, ch. 775, § 4; 1995, ch. 258, § 1; 2008, ch. 969, § 11; 2009, ch. 392, § 1.]