{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-43-960","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-960","heading":"Permission of, or referral by, medical examiner or coroner.","body":"If a death is under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner, as provided in Section 17-5-530, written or verbal permission must be obtained by the organ and tissue procurement organization from the coroner or medical examiner before organ or tissue recovery. A coroner or medical examiner should refer to the designated organ and tissue procurement organization in South Carolina as a potential donor a person whose death occurs outside of a hospital.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c043.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:33:09Z","sha256":"f0e724177fb1b419c4f929803551b14d758445e7879c7c478bf6ed3a7bd59529","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-43-950","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-43-970"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}