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PBH - Public Health
Article 42 - Cadavers
Title 2 - Autopsy and Dissection
4209 - Autopsies; Right to Perform.
Universal Citation: NY Pub Health L § 4209 (2022)
§ 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).
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