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§ 1112. Telegram or telephonic authorization; authorization by one of several qualified persons

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and Safety

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Human Remains (Refs & Annos)
Authorizing Autopsies
35 P.S. § 1112
§ 1112. Telegram or telephonic authorization; authorization by one of several qualified persons
Authorization may be given by telegram, or by telephone if the telegram or telephonic authorization is certified by two persons present when it was received. Any telegram or telephonic authorization purporting to have been sent by a person authorized to give consent shall be conclusively presumed to have been sent by such person. If two or more persons entitled to authorize postmortem examination assume responsibility for burial, the written authorization of one is sufficient.

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1956, May 24, P.L. (1955) 1702, § 2.
35 P.S. § 1112, PA ST 35 P.S. § 1112
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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