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Here is some sample content from Autopsy Criteria and Next of Kin Authorization:

	POLICY: The statement on performance of autopsies and utilization of data provided by autopsies promulgated by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists recommends that permission be sought in certain cases of deaths in the hospital, namely: Patient deaths in which an autopsy may help explain unknown and unanticipated medical complications; Deaths in which the cause is not known with certainty on clinical grounds; All obstetric, neonatal and pediatric deaths; Patient deaths at any age in which it is thought that autopsy would reveal the known or suspected illness which may reflect on...
Second excerpt:
	...Permission for autopsy will be obtained from next of kin by the physician and documented on the autopsy consent form. Information related to autopsy will be presented factually to the next of kin, in a considerate manner respectful of their grief, values and spiritual beliefs. Next of kin will not be made to feel obligated to consent to autopsy. The Pathology Department will be knowledgeable of and maintain a copy of regulations concerning deaths that are under the jurisdiction of...