If a death is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner, as provided in Section 17-5-530, written or verbal permission must be obtained by the organ and tissue procurement organization from the coroner or medical examiner before organ or tissue recovery. A coroner or medical examiner should refer to the designated organ and tissue procurement organization in South Carolina as a potential donor a person whose death occurs outside of a hospital.

HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 29, Section 1; 1998 Act No. 289, Section 8; 2001 Act No. 73, Section 6, eff July 20, 2001; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 3, eff May 6, 2009.

Effect of Amendment

The 2001 amendment changed the reference from "Section 17-5-260" to "17-5-530".

The 2006 amendment added references to "the organ and tissue procurement organization" in two places and deleted "Donor Referral Network" following "South Carolina".

The 2009 amendment in the second sentence substituted "should" for "shall".