72.425 Consent to autopsy when death not a coroner's case. - Kentucky Statutes

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72.425 Consent to autopsy when death not a coroner's case. In the event the death of a person is not a coroner's case, consent to an autopsy shall be
obtained from the decedent, by written consent, signed and acknowledged prior to his
death; or his or her spouse; or in the absence of a spouse, the next of kin of the decedent;
or in the absence of any of the above, the person who assumes the responsibility to
dispose of the body. Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Created 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 93, sec. 9, effective June 17, 1978.