Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XXVI. Occupations and Professions § 311.1961.Removal of cornea or corneal tissue from decedent whose death defined as a coroner's case; conditions; who may remove

(1) In any case in which a patient is in need of a cornea or corneal tissue for a transplant, the coroner, medical examiner, or his appropriately qualified designee with training in ophthalmologic techniques may, upon the request of any person authorized under KRS 311.1929, provide or authorize the removal of the cornea or corneal tissue by a qualified physician under the following conditions:

(2) The medical examiner, coroner, or his appropriately qualified designee or any persons authorized under KRS 311.1929 shall not be held liable in any civil or criminal action for failure to obtain consent of the next of kin.

(3) An individual certified by a department of ophthalmology in an accredited school of medicine as having received competent training, may remove corneas for gift after proper certification of death by a physician and in compliance with the provisions of KRS 311.1915, 311.1925, 311.1929, and 311.1935.