La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § XI-1905

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XI-1905 - Authority of the Bureau

A. Superintendents or wardens of hospitals, asylums, penitentiaries or other similar institutions, and all state, parish, or city officials or other persons having custody of bodies of deceased persons required to be buried at public expense shall notify the Bureau of the availability of these bodies and that there exists no legal prohibition against their release. This notice must be given not later than 36 hours from the time of death of the deceased person.

B. Upon receipt of this notice the bureau may take the following actions:

1. It may accept the available bodies.

2. It or its authorized agent may transport the body from any point within the state to its domicile in the City of New Orleans or its resident offices elsewhere in the state.

3. It may authorize and allow the immediate removal of eyes from the body by qualified medical practitioners when the removed eyes are to be used for the purpose of advancing medical science or for the replacement or rehabilitation of eyes in a living person.

C. No claim or right of action of any sort against any doctor, nurse, hospital, or any other person or organization shall arise out of or result from the removal of the eyes made available to the bureau under the terms of this Section.

D. All expenses incurred in connection with the notice, delivery and transportation of the bodies referred to in this Section shall be paid by the bureau. The bureau shall also assume all expenses incurred in disposing of the remains of these bodies after they have been used in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § XI-1905

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Hospitals, LR 13:246 (April 1987).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:2274.