Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 130.000 - Hospital Licensure
Subpart C - SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS: IN GENERAL
Section 130.385 - Telephonic Consent
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 130.000 MA Code of Regs 130.385
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
A hospital may obtain consent to autopsy by telephone. Such consent shall be valid without the signature of the person authorizing consent if it meets all of the following requirements:
(A) The consent shall follow a conversation that meets the following requirements:
(1) The
person requesting the consent shall read in its entirety the consent form
specified in
105 CMR
130.384 to the person authorizing consent and
shall mark answers to all items in the presence of the witness;
(2) The person authorizing consent shall have
the opportunity to ask questions regarding the scope and purpose of the
autopsy; and
(3) The witness shall
listen to the conversation in its entirety, with the permission of all parties
to the conversation.
(B) The hospital shall provide a copy of the consent form to the person authorizing the autopsy.
(C) The consent form shall state that the authorization was received by telephone.
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