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*Consent should be given by the ''executer of the estate''.<ref>URL: [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY]. Accessed on: 27 September 2010.</ref> | *Consent should be given by the ''executer of the estate''.<ref>URL: [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY]. Accessed on: 27 September 2010.</ref> | ||
If the ''executer of the estate'' is not specified the hierarchy is as follows: | |||
#Spouse | #Spouse - by marriage (same sex ''or'' opposite sex) ''or'' common-law ''or'' together the parents of a child ''or'' cohabitation agreement in law. | ||
#if no spouse, any children 16+ years old, | #if no spouse, any children 16+ years old, | ||
#if no children, either parent, | #if no children, either parent, | ||
#if no parent, any brother or sister 16+ years old, | #if no parent, any brother or sister 16+ years old, | ||
#if no sibling, any next-of-kin 16+ years old, | #if no sibling, any next-of-kin 16+ years old, | ||
#if no next-of-kin, the person lawfully in possession of the body (not the hospital). | #if no next-of-kin, the person lawfully in possession of the body (''not'' the hospital). | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*The power a person that is designated as ''power of attorney for health care decisions'' does not have authority to consent an autopsy; their power ends with death (unless they are also the ''executer of the estate''). | *The power a person that is designated as ''power of attorney for health care decisions'' does not have the authority to consent for an autopsy; their power ends with death (unless they are also the ''executer of the estate''). | ||
==External exam== | ==External exam== | ||