{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8626.2","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 8626.2","heading":"Discretionary notification by coroner or medical examiner.","body":"(a) Notification.--Except as set forth in subsection (b), a coroner or medical examiner or designee may notify the applicable designated organ procurement organization of a person's death outside the hospital for the purpose of facilitating recovery of tissues for transplant.\n(b) Exception.--Notification shall not apply if:\n(1) the person was admitted to the hospital at or around the time of death; or\n(2) the notification to the coroner or medical examiner occurred more than 18 hours following the estimated time of the person's death.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 86 ANATOMICAL GIFTS","SUBCHAPTER B EXPRESS ANATOMICAL GIFTS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=86\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=2","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"bfca76fe986b3276bcd38a0ecbcbd9acb90c86fb895de425642864d99365f760","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8626.1","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-8627"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}