Sec. 10.35.01.07. Hospital Autopsy of Certain Medical Examiner Cases

A. The following types of medical examiner cases may be autopsied by the hospital pathologists with the authorization of the Chief Medical Examiner:

(1) Death from acute or chronic alcoholism without manifestation of trauma;

(2) Death from accidental burns occurring in the home;

(3) Death, or sudden death, associated with a therapeutic procedure;

(4) Death following a fracture in an elderly person and resulting from a simple fall in the home.

B. In the cases listed in § A of this regulation, permission from next of kin is not required since these are under the medical examiner's jurisdiction and the hospital pathologist is acting pursuant to this jurisdiction.

C. The hospital agent shall complete the death certificate, and each death certificate shall be countersigned by the medical examiner.

D. In non-medical-examiner cases, a hospital shall require proper autopsy permission in accordance with Maryland Autopsy Law, Health-General Article, § 5-501, Annotated Code of Maryland.