Md. Code Regs. 10.35.01.11

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 10.35.01.11 - Cornea Tissue Removal

Whenever an authorized eye bank has informed the Chief Medical Examiner or the Chief Medical Examiner's deputy or assistant medical examiner that there is a need for corneal tissue for research or transplantation, the Chief Medical Examiner shall allow the authorized eye bank to make a removal if:

A. A Certification of Need has been provided to the medical examiner;

B. The body has been tested to determine its suitability for transplantation;

C. An autopsy is going to be performed and the removal does not interfere with the subsequent investigation or examination; and

D. The medical examiner does not know of an objection to the autopsy or donation of tissue by the next of kin.

Md. Code Regs. 10.35.01.11