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If the decedent’s body or part is medically suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. The procurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortem examination results or other information received from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner only if relevant to transplantation, therapy, research, or education.B\n\nThe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner may conduct a medicolegal investigation by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays, other diagnostic results, and other information that any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.C\n\nA person that has any information requested by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pursuant to subsection B shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible to allow the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.D\n\nIf an anatomical gift has been or might be made of a part of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a postmortem examination is not required, or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determines that a postmortem examination is required but that the recovery of the part that is the subject of an anatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the part from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.E\n\nThe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations shall enter into an agreement setting forth protocols and procedures to govern relations between the parties when an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been or might be made, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner believes that the recovery of the part could interfere with the postmortem investigation into the decedent’s cause or manner of death. Decisions regarding the recovery of organs, tissue and eyes from such a decedent shall be made in accordance with the agreement. In the event that an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery of an anatomical gift, the procurement organization may request the Chief Medical Examiner to reconsider the denial and to permit the recovery to proceed. The parties shall evaluate the effectiveness of the protocols and procedures at regular intervals but no less frequently than every two years.F\n\nIf the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner allows recovery of a part under subsection D or E, the procurement organization, upon request, shall cause the physician or technician who removes the part to provide the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination.G\n\nIf the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is required to be present at a removal procedure under subsection E, upon request the procurement organization requesting the recovery of the part shall reimburse the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the additional costs incurred in complying with subsection E.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310938,"text":"Upon request of a procurement organization, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. If the decedent’s body or part is medically suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. 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Decisions regarding the recovery of organs, tissue and eyes from such a decedent shall be made in accordance with the agreement. In the event that an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery of an anatomical gift, the procurement organization may request the Chief Medical Examiner to reconsider the denial and to permit the recovery to proceed. The parties shall evaluate the effectiveness of the protocols and procedures at regular intervals but no less frequently than every two years.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":310943,"text":"If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner allows recovery of a part under subsection D or E, the procurement organization, upon request, shall cause the physician or technician who removes the part to provide the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E","next_prefix":"G"},"6":{"id":310944,"text":"If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is required to be present at a removal procedure under subsection E, upon request the procurement organization requesting the recovery of the part shall reimburse the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the additional costs incurred in complying with subsection E.","type":"section","prefixes":["G"],"prefix":"G","entire_prefix":"G","prefix_anchor":"G","level":1,"prior_prefix":"F"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13613,"edition_id":1,"name":"Anatomical Gifts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13612,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":204475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13613,"identifier":"2","token":"32.1\/8\/2","url":"\/32.1\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13612,"edition_id":1,"name":"Postmortem Examinations and Services","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12727,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:23","permalink":{"id":204383,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13612,"identifier":"8","token":"32.1\/8","url":"\/32.1\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12727,"edition_id":1,"name":"Health","identifier":"32.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":201099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12727,"identifier":"32.1","token":"32.1","url":"\/32.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58532,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289","metadata":false},{"id":69229,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289.1\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289.1","metadata":false},{"id":71547,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-289.2","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-289.2\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-289.2","metadata":false},{"id":56571,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-290","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-290\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-290","metadata":false},{"id":76432,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-290.1","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-290.1\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-290.1","metadata":false},{"id":82334,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-291","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/32.1-291\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291","metadata":false},{"id":72836,"structure_id":13613,"section_number":"32.1-291.1","catch_line":"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 92<\/a> and 907<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 583<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70942,"section_number":"32.1-291.14","catch_line":"Rights and duties of procurement organization and others","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.14\/"},{"id":57016,"section_number":"32.1-291.22","catch_line":"Cooperation between Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-291.22\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":204561,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86843,"identifier":"32.1-291.23","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.23","url":"\/32.1-291.23\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-291.23\/","token":"32.1\/8\/2\/32.1-291.23","dublin_core":{"Title":"Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-291.23","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon request of a procurement organization, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. If the decedent’s body or part is medically suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall release postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. The procurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortem examination results or other information received from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner only if relevant to transplantation, therapy, research, or education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner may conduct a medicolegal investigation by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays, other diagnostic results, and other information that any person<\/span> possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body is under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A person<\/span> that has any information requested by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner pursuant to subsection B shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible to allow the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If an anatomical gift has been or might be made of a part of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a postmortem examination is not required, or the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determines that a postmortem examination is required but that the recovery of the part that is the subject of an anatomical gift will not interfere with the examination, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the part from the decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations shall enter into an agreement setting forth protocols and procedures to govern relations between the parties when an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent under the jurisdiction<\/span> of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been or might be made, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner believes that the recovery of the part could interfere with the postmortem investigation into the decedent’s cause or manner of death. Decisions regarding the recovery of organs, tissue and eyes from such a decedent shall be made in accordance with the agreement. In the event that an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery of an anatomical gift, the procurement organization may request the Chief Medical Examiner to reconsider the denial and to permit the recovery to proceed. The parties shall evaluate the effectiveness of the protocols and procedures at regular intervals but no less frequently than every two years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner allows recovery of a part under subsection D or E, the procurement organization, upon request, shall cause the physician or technician who removes the part to provide the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in the postmortem examination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is required to be present at a removal procedure under subsection E, upon request the procurement organization requesting the recovery of the part shall reimburse the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the additional costs incurred in complying with subsection E. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFACILITATION OF ANATOMICAL GIFT FROM DECEDENT WHOSE BODY IS UNDER JURISDICTION\nOF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER (\u00a7 32.1-291.23)\n\nA. Upon request of a procurement organization, the Office of the Chief Medical\nExaminer shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact\ninformation, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body\nis under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. If the\ndecedent’s body or part is medically suitable for transplantation,\ntherapy, research, or education, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall\nrelease postmortem examination results to the procurement organization. The\nprocurement organization may make a subsequent disclosure of the postmortem\nexamination results or other information received from the Office of the Chief\nMedical Examiner only if relevant to transplantation, therapy, research, or\neducation.\n\nB. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner may conduct a medicolegal\ninvestigation by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays,\nother diagnostic results, and other information that any person possesses about\na donor or prospective donor whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Office\nof the Chief Medical Examiner.\n\nC. A person that has any information requested by the Office of the Chief\nMedical Examiner pursuant to subsection B shall provide that information as\nexpeditiously as possible to allow the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to\nconduct the medicolegal investigation within a period compatible with the\npreservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or\neducation.\n\nD. If an anatomical gift has been or might be made of a part of a decedent whose\nbody is under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a\npostmortem examination is not required, or the Office of the Chief Medical\nExaminer determines that a postmortem examination is required but that the\nrecovery of the part that is the subject of an anatomical gift will not\ninterfere with the examination, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and\nprocurement organization shall cooperate in the timely removal of the part from\nthe decedent for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or\neducation.\n\nE. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations shall\nenter into an agreement setting forth protocols and procedures to govern\nrelations between the parties when an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent\nunder the jurisdiction of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has been or\nmight be made, but the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner believes that the\nrecovery of the part could interfere with the postmortem investigation into the\ndecedent’s cause or manner of death. Decisions regarding the recovery of\norgans, tissue and eyes from such a decedent shall be made in accordance with\nthe agreement. In the event that an Assistant Chief Medical Examiner denies\nrecovery of an anatomical gift, the procurement organization may request the\nChief Medical Examiner to reconsider the denial and to permit the recovery to\nproceed. The parties shall evaluate the effectiveness of the protocols and\nprocedures at regular intervals but no less frequently than every two years.\n\nF. If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner allows recovery of a part under\nsubsection D or E, the procurement organization, upon request, shall cause the\nphysician or technician who removes the part to provide the Office of the Chief\nMedical Examiner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a\nphotograph, and any other information and observations that would assist in the\npostmortem examination.\n\nG. If the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is required to be present at a\nremoval procedure under subsection E, upon request the procurement organization\nrequesting the recovery of the part shall reimburse the Office of the Chief\nMedical Examiner for the additional costs incurred in complying with subsection\nE.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 92, 907; 2014, c. 583.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}