Code of Virginia - Title 32.1 Health - Chapter 8 Postmortem Examinations And Services

32.1-277 Central and district offices and facilities
The Commissioner shall establish and maintain, for medicolegal investigation of deaths and postmortem examinations, a central office and facilities in the City of Richmond and ...
32.1-278 Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner
A Chief Medical Examiner, who shall be a forensic pathologist licensed to practice medicine in this Commonwealth, shall be appointed by the Commissioner with the ...
32.1-279 Duties of Chief Medical Examiner; teaching legal medicine
A. The Chief Medical Examiner shall carry out the provisions of this article under the direction of the Commissioner. The central and district offices and ...
32.1-280 Assistant Chief Medical Examiners
The Chief Medical Examiner, with the approval of the Commissioner, may employ forensic pathologists to serve as Assistant Chief Medical Examiners in the central and ...
32.1-281 Commissioner may obtain additional services and facilities
In the investigation of any death or for the performance of any autopsy authorized or required pursuant to this article, the Commissioner may, in addition ...
32.1-282 Local medical examiners
A. The Chief Medical Examiner shall appoint for each county and city one or more medical examiners to take office on the first day of ...
32.1-283 Investigation of deaths; obtaining consent to removal of organs, etc.; fees
A. Upon the death of any person from trauma, injury, violence, poisoning, accident, suicide or homicide, or suddenly when in apparent good health, or when ...
32.1-283.1 State Child Fatality Review Team established; membership; access to and maintenance of records; con...
A. There is hereby created the State Child Fatality Review Team, hereinafter referred to as the "Team," which shall develop and implement procedures to ensure ...
32.1-283.2 Local and regional child fatality review teams established; membership; authority; confidentiality...
A. Upon the initiative of any local or regional law-enforcement agency, fire department, department of social services, emergency medical services agency, Commonwealth's attorney's office, or ...
32.1-283.3 Family violence fatality review teams established; model protocol and data management; membership; ...
A. The Chief Medical Examiner shall develop a model protocol for the development and implementation of local family violence fatality review teams (hereinafter teams) which ...
32.1-283.4 Confidentiality of certain information and records collected and maintained by the Office of the Ch...
A. Confidential records and information obtained from private and public entities and provided to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner during the course of ...
32.1-283.5 Adult Fatality Review Team; duties; membership; confidentiality; penalties; report; etc.
A. There is hereby created the Adult Fatality Review Team, hereinafter referred to as the Team, which shall develop and implement procedures to ensure that ...
32.1-284 Cremations and burials at sea
No dead human body whose death occurred in Virginia shall be cremated or buried at sea, irrespective of the cause and manner of death, unless ...
32.1-285 Autopsies
A. If, in the opinion of the medical examiner investigating the death or of the Chief Medical Examiner, it is advisable and in the public ...
32.1-285.1 Death of infants under eighteen months of age; autopsies required; definition of Sudden Infant Deat...
An autopsy shall be performed in the case of any infant death which is suspected to be attributable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). For ...
32.1-286 Exhumations
A. In any case of death described in subsection A of § 32.1-283, where the body is buried without investigation by a medical examiner as ...
32.1-287 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-288 Disposition of dead body; how expenses paid
A. After any investigation authorized or required pursuant to this article has been completed, including an autopsy if one is performed, the sheriff or other ...
32.1-288.1 Determination of hazardous human remains
The Commissioner, in consultation with the Governor, shall have the authority to determine if human remains are hazardous to the public health. If the Commissioner ...
32.1-289 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-289.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, c. 92, cl. 2. ...
32.1-289.2 Donation or sale of blood, body fluids, organs and tissues by persons infected with human immunodef...
Any person who donates or sells, who attempts to donate or sell, or who consents to the donation or sale of blood, other body fluids, ...
32.1-290 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-290.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2008, c. 82, cl. 2. ...
32.1-291 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-291.1 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; short title.
This Act consists of §§ 32.1-291.1 through 32.1-291.25 and may be cited as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. (2007, cc. 92, 907.) ...
32.1-291.2 Definitions.
As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age. "Agent" means an ...
32.1-291.3 Applicability of Act.
This Act applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made. (2007, cc. 92, 907.) ...
32.1-291.4 Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.
Subject to § 32.1-291.8, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose ...
32.1-291.5 Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
A. A donor may make an anatomical gift: 1. By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to ...
32.1-291.6 Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
A. Subject to § 32.1-291.8, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 32.1-291.4 may amend or revoke an anatomical ...
32.1-291.7 Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal.
A. An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by: 1. A record signed by: a. The individual; ...
32.1-291.8 Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection G and subject to subsection F, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a ...
32.1-291.9 Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
A. Subject to subsections B and C and unless barred by § 32.1-291.7 or 32.1-291.8, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for ...
32.1-291.10 Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.
A. A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 32.1-291.9 may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the ...
32.1-291.11 Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift.
A. An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in the document of gift: 1. A hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, ...
32.1-291.12 Search and notification.
A. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or whose death is imminent for ...
32.1-291.13 Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine.
A. A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective. B. Upon or after an individual's death, a person ...
32.1-291.14 Rights and duties of procurement organization and others.
A. When a hospital refers an individual who is dead or whose death is imminent to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable ...
32.1-291.15 Coordination of procurement and use.
Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. (2007, cc. ...
32.1-291.16 Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalty.
A. With the exception of hair, ova, blood, and other self-replicating body fluids, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, to offer to ...
32.1-291.17 Falsification, etc. of document of gift; penalty.
A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation ...
32.1-291.18 Immunity.
A. A person that acts in accordance with this Act or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith ...
32.1-291.19 Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity...
A. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with: 1. This Act; 2. The laws of the state or country where it ...
32.1-291.20 Donor registry.
For the purposes of this Act, the donor registry is the Virginia Donor Registry established under § 32.1-292.2. (2007, cc. 92, 907.) ...
32.1-291.21 Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive
A. In this section: "Advance health-care directive" means an advance directive executed by a prospective donor as provided in the Health Care Decisions Act (§ ...
32.1-291.22 Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.
A. A medical examiner and procurement organizations shall cooperate with each other to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, ...
32.1-291.23 Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of medical examiner...
A. Upon request of a procurement organization, a medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social ...
32.1-291.24 Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject ...
32.1-291.25 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, ...
32.1-292 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1990, c. 959. ...
32.1-292.1 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-292.2 The Virginia Donor Registry
A. In order to save lives by reducing the shortage of organs and tissues for transplantation and to implement cost savings for patients and various ...
32.1-293 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-294 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1990, c. 959. ...
32.1-295 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 92 and 907, cl. 2. ...
32.1-296 Determination of death
The provisions of § 54.1-2972 shall be applicable for the purposes of this article. (1979, c. 711.) ...
32.1-297 Action for implied warranty in connection with transfer of blood or human tissue
No action for implied warranty shall lie for the procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human ...
32.1-297.1 The Virginia Transplant Council
A. The Virginia Transplant Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") is hereby established to fulfill the following duties: 1. To create, compile, maintain, and ...
32.1-298 Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies
Any person having charge or control of any dead human body which is unclaimed for disposition, which is required to be buried at the public ...
32.1-299 Distribution of bodies
A. The bodies received pursuant to §§ 32.1-298 and 32.1-288 shall be distributed by the Commissioner to institutions and individuals as they may be needed ...
32.1-300 Records of bodies distributed
The Commissioner shall keep a record of all bodies received and distributed, together with data pertaining to the disposition thereof. (Code 1950, § 32-355; 1979, ...
32.1-301 Burial, cremation, or return of bodies after scientific study
After the bodies distributed pursuant to § 32.1-299 have been used for the purpose of instruction, they shall be decently interred or cremated by the ...
32.1-302 Importation of anatomical material
The Commissioner may, in his discretion, on the application of any person, empower such person to import into this Commonwealth and traffic in such anatomical ...
32.1-303 Penalty for trafficking in bodies
Except as provided in §§ 32.1-299 and 32.1-302, if any person sell or buy any dead human body, or in any way traffic in the ...
32.1-304 General penalty for violation
If any person fail or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon him by this article, he shall, unless otherwise provided, be guilty of a ...
32.1-305 through 32.1-309
Repealed by Acts 1998, c. 867. ...

Last modified: April 3, 2009