S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-1000: Documentation required in medical records of patients identified as potential donors.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 44 - HEALTH
- CHAPTER 43 Dispositions of Human Bodies and Parts; Post-Mortem Examinations
- ARTICLE 11 Hospital Policy and Protocol for Organ and Tissue Donation
The following must be documented in the medical records of patients identified as potential organ or tissue donors:
(1) why a family is not contacted to request organ or tissue donation;
(2) when a family is contacted to request organ or tissue donation and the outcome of the contact;
(3) disposition of a referral to a procurement agency, including acceptance or rejection by the agency. The appropriate procurement agency shall notify the referring hospital of the disposition;
(4) other documentation as may be required by federal or state law or regulation.
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