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2012 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 130A - Public Health.
Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.
- Section 130A-377 - Establishment and maintenance of central and district offices.
- Section 130A-378 - Qualifications and appointment of the Chief Medical Examiner.
- Section 130A-379 - Duties of the Chief Medical Examiner.
- Section 130A-380 - The Chief Medical Examiner's staff.
- Section 130A-381 - Additional services and facilities.
- Section 130A-382 - County medical examiners; appointment; term of office; vacancies.
- Section 130A-383 - Medical examiner jurisdiction.
- Section 130A-384 - Notification concerning out-of-state body.
- Section 130A-385 - Duties of medical examiner upon receipt of notice; reports; copies.
- Section 130A-386 - Subpoena authority.
- Section 130A-387 - Fees.
- Section 130A-388 - Medical examiner's permission necessary before embalming, burial and cremation.
- Section 130A-389 - Autopsies.
- Section 130A-389.1 - Photographs and video or audio recordings made pursuant to autopsy.
- Section 130A-390 - Exhumations.
- Section 130A-391 - Repealed by Session Laws 2008-153, s. 3, effective August 2, 2008.
- Section 130A-392 - Reports and records as evidence.
- Section 130A-393 - Rules.
- Section 130A-394 - Coroner to hold inquests.
- Section 130A-395 - Handling and transportation of bodies.
- Section 130A-396 through 130A-397 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-398 - Limitation on right to perform autopsy.
- Section 130A-399 - Postmortem examination of inmates of certain public institutions.
- Section 130A-400 - Written consent for postmortem examinations required.
- Section 130A-401 - Postmortem examinations in certain medical schools.
- Section 130A-402 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-403 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-404 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-405 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-406 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-407 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-408 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-409 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-410 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-411 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-412 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-412.1 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-412.2 - Repealed by Session Laws 2007-538, s. 3(b), effective October 1, 2007.
- Section 130A-412.3 - Short title.
- Section 130A-412.4 - Definitions.
- Section 130A-412.5 - Applicability.
- Section 130A-412.6 - Who may make an anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 130A-412.7 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 130A-412.8 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
- Section 130A-412.9 - Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal.
- Section 130A-412.10 - Preclusive effect of an anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
- Section 130A-412.11 - Who may make an anatomical gift of decedent's body or body part.
- Section 130A-412.12 - Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or body part.
- Section 130A-412.13 - Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift.
- Section 130A-412.14 - Search and notification.
- Section 130A-412.15 - Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine.
- Section 130A-412.16 - Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
- Section 130A-412.17 - Coordination of procurement and use.
- Section 130A-412.18 - Sale or purchase of body parts prohibited.
- Section 130A-412.19 - Other prohibited acts.
- Section 130A-412.20 - Immunity.
- Section 130A-412.21 - Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity.
- Section 130A-412.22 - Donor registry.
- Section 130A-412.23 - Cooperation between a medical examiner and the procurement organization.
- Section 130A-412.24 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of a medical examiner.
- Section 130A-412.25 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-412.26 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-412.27 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-412.28 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-412.29 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-412.30 - Use of tissue declared a service; standard of care; burden of proof.
- Section 130A-412.31 - Giving of blood by persons 16 years of age or more.
- Section 130A-412.32 - Duty of hospitals to establish organ procurement protocols.
- Section 130A-412.33 - Duty of designated organ procurement organizations and tissue banks.
- Section 130A-413 - Coordinated human tissue donation program; legislative findings and purpose; program established.
- Section 130A-414 - Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 719, s. 2.
- Section 130A-415 - Unclaimed bodies; bodies claimed by the Lifeguardianship Council of the Association for Retarded Citizens of North Carolina; disposition.
- Section 130A-416 - Commission of Anatomy rules.
- Section 130A-417 - Definitions.
- Section 130A-418 - Deceased migrant agricultural workers and their dependents.
- Section 130A-419 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
- Section 130A-420 - Authority to dispose of body or body parts.
- Section 130A-421 - Reserved for future codification purposes.
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