Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-944.3: Declined autopsy — Notice to legal custodian of the

deceased.

A. If, in the course of an investigation, the Office of the

Chief Medical Examiner declines to conduct an autopsy under Section

944 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Office shall make a

good faith effort to so inform the person legally entitled to the

custody of the body of the deceased through a written or electronic

notice upon or before release of the body. The notice shall

contain:

1. A statement disclosing that an autopsy was not conducted;

2. The contact information of a family assistance coordinator

as described in subsection C of this section;

3. A statement that the person may have the right to request a

private autopsy at personal expense from an authorized physician or

hospital under Section 1154 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes

prior to the final disposition of the body; and

4. A statement that the person may request reports produced by

the Office as provided by law upon conclusion of the investigation

and completion of the case.

B. A licensed funeral director shall make a good faith effort

to assist the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in implementing

the requirements of subsection A of this section including, but not

limited to, by providing the Office with the contact information of

the person legally entitled to the custody of the body upon request

by the Office.

C. The Office shall create a process by which the person

legally entitled to the custody of a body or his or her

representative may ask questions of, and receive responses from, a

family assistance coordinator regarding the medicolegal

investigation and other relevant topics within the purview of the

Office.