Berent Jarosław, Barzdo Maciej
Zakład Medycyny Sadowej oraz Zakład Orzecznictwa Sadowo-Lekarskiego i Ubezpieczeniowego Katedry Medycyny, Sadowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi.
Przegl Lek. 2009;66(5):269-71.
This paper discusses the legal regulation of the performance of anatomico-pathological (clinical), hygienico-administrative (coroner's) and other types of autopsies. It is emphasized that in line with current regulations there is the obligation to perform autopsies on deceased persons in hospitals when the cause of death cannot otherwise be clearly determined, even if there is adequate expression of the individual's (or legal representative's) opposition. It is also pointed out that by current regulation it is no longer necessary to perform autopsies on deceased persons in hospital within 12 hours of their hospital admission. The paper also deals with the problem of autopsies performed at the request of private parties or insurers, by explaining that in the present legal setting there is no possibility of compliance with such requests--in spite of which certain insurers contractually reserve the right, in accidental deaths, to perform autopsies on or view the insured person's remains.
本文探讨了解剖病理学（临床）、卫生行政（验尸官）及其他类型尸检工作的法律规定。文中强调，根据现行规定，若无法以其他方式明确死因，即便个人（或法定代表人）明确表示反对，医院仍有义务对死者进行尸检。同时还指出，根据现行规定，已不再要求在患者入院12小时内对医院死者进行尸检。本文还探讨了应私人或保险公司要求进行尸检的问题，并解释称，在当前法律框架下，无法满足此类要求——尽管如此，某些保险公司仍在合同中保留了在意外死亡情况下对被保险人遗体进行尸检或查看的权利。
