35. Where a death occurs in a facility maintained by an institution operating a hospital centre, the director of professional services or the director of nursing care of the institution or a person under their respective authority may take measures to have the probable causes of death established by a physician or a specialized nurse practitioner, as the case may be.
However, in the case of a death contemplated in section 36, the director of professional services or the director of nursing care or a person under their respective authority shall obtain the coroner’s authorization before taking measures to have the probable causes of death established.
1983, c. 41, s. 35; 1992, c. 21, s. 281; 2023, c. 152023, c. 15, s. 5011.