By Mr. Koutoujian of Waltham, petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2148) of Peter J. Koutoujian for legislation to require medical examiners to disclose the retention of body parts.  Public Health.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PETITION OF:

Peter J. Koutoujian

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In the Year Two Thousand and Seven.

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An Act relative to medical examiners. .

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section 13 of chapter 38 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence, the following sentence:-

If upon release any body part has been retained by the office, the person receiving the body shall be so informed.