2006 New York Code - Autopsies; Right To Perform.

 
    §  4209.  Autopsies;  right  to  perform.    No  person shall make any
  incision preparatory to or during an autopsy except (a) a duly  licensed
  medical  physician  or  osteopathic physician, (b) a resident physician,
  (c) a medical intern, (d) a student  in  a  registered  medical  school,
  dental school or chiropractic college while under the supervision of the
  professor  or  teacher,  (e)  an  instructor  of  anatomy,  (f) a dental
  resident or licensed dentist while under the supervision of a physician.
    A physician performing  an  autopsy  may  be  assisted  by  a  trained
  mortuary attendant (diener).