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  • SECTION 4209-A
    Procedure for obtaining identification by persons opposed to the dissection or autopsy of their bodies upon their death
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    SECTION 4209

    Autopsies; right to perform

    Public Health (PBH) CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 42, TITLE 2

    § 4209. Autopsies; right to perform. No person shall make any
    incision preparatory to or during an autopsy except (a) a duly licensed
    medical physician or osteopathic physician, (b) a resident physician,
    (c) a medical intern, (d) a student in a registered medical school,
    dental school or chiropractic college while under the supervision of the
    professor or teacher, (e) an instructor of anatomy, (f) a dental
    resident or licensed dentist while under the supervision of a physician.

    A physician performing an autopsy may be assisted by a trained
    mortuary attendant (diener).