medical examiner in obtaining:
(A) Medical records.
(B) Photographs.
(C) Specimens, including blood and tissue.
(D) Laboratory and diagnostic test results.
(E) Any other available information.
(iv) If applicable, the coroner or medical examiner
shall timely notify the organ procurement organization of
any additional requests from the coroner, medical
examiner or district attorney of the county where the
cause of death is believed to have occurred, including
scheduling the recovery procedure to permit attendance of
the organ procurement organization where the scheduling
can be done in a time frame consistent with facilitating
anatomical donation.
(v) Notwithstanding the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch.
91 (relating to criminal history record information), a
coroner or medical examiner shall, upon request, release
to the organ procurement organization the name, contact
information and available medical and social history of a
decedent whose death is under investigation. The
information provided under this subparagraph shall be
exempt from the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3),
known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(2) If a coroner or medical examiner has jurisdiction in
the case of a prospective organ donor, the coroner or medical
examiner shall have the final authority to disallow an
anatomical gift and the following shall apply:
(i) Where a prospective donor or their next of kin
has authorized a donation via a will, advanced medical
directive, driver's license designation or other legal
means, if the coroner or medical examiner is considering
denying recovery of one or more organs intended for
transplant or therapy, the coroner or medical examiner
shall notify the applicable organ procurement
organization.
(ii) The coroner or medical examiner and the
applicable organ procurement organization shall seek to
agree to limitations to the donation that address the
investigative needs of the coroner or medical examiner.
(iii) If the coroner or medical examiner is
considering a complete denial of all organs intended for
transplant or therapy, the following shall apply:
(A) The coroner, medical examiner or a qualified
designee, such as a forensic pathologist, shall
attend a meeting at the hospital coordinated by the
organ procurement organization with the appropriate
clinical team members made available by the organ
procurement organization to review the case and
available testing and diagnostic information.
(B) The organ procurement organization shall use
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