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Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.50 (2026)

Consent to autopsy or post-mortem examination

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October 12, 2006
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 426 - 126th General Assembly
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(A) Subject to section 2108.521 of the Revised Code, an autopsy or post-mortem examination may be performed upon the body of a deceased person by a licensed physician or surgeon if consent has been given by the person who has the right of disposition under section 2108.70 or 2108.81 of the Revised Code.

(B) Consent to an autopsy or post-mortem examination given under this section may be revoked only by the person executing the consent and in the same manner as required for execution of consent under this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–2013 · leading case: Federman v. Christ Hosp., 2013 Ohio 5507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013).
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Federman v. Christ Hosp., 2013 Ohio 5507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “See R.C. 2108.50(A). The “right of disposition” refers to the right to direct the disposition of a deceased person’s body, to make and purchase funeral arrangements, and to make arrangements for burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition of the body.”
Hicks v. NLO, INC., 631 F. Supp. 1207 (S.D. Ohio 1986). · cites it 5× “We rule that defendant HEHF did not violate Ohio Rev.Code § 2108.50 when it performed the studies requested by Dr.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2108.50(A) — 1 case
Federman v. Christ Hosp., 2013 Ohio 5507 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “See R.C. 2108.50(A). The “right of disposition” refers to the right to direct the disposition of a deceased person’s body, to make and purchase funeral arrangements, and to make arrangements for burial, cremation, or other manner of final disposition of the body.”
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