3E Relating to anatomical gifts

ARTICLE 1 - ANATOMICAL GIFTS

"Darlene Luther Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act"; defining certain terms; specifying procedures and the manner of making anatomical gifts before death of a donor; providing for amending or revoking procedures; providing refusal to make anatomical gifts; specifying preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation; specifying procedures and the manner of making an anatomical gift of the body or part of a decedent and providing for certain amending or revoking procedures; specifying certain procedures for persons receiving anatomical gift and the purpose of the gift; specifying certain requirements for reasonable search and notification of individuals; providing for the delivery of document of gift not required during the lifetime of the donor, providing for right to examine; specifying rights and duties of procurement organization and others, specifying certain duties of hospitals for coordination, procurement and use; prohibiting sale or purchase of parts, imposing penalties; providing immunity for certain persons; specifying law governing validity, choice of law as to execution of document of gift and presumption of validity; requiring department of health to establish or contract for the establishment of a donor registry and specifying certain duties of department of public safety; providing for effect of anatomical gift on health care directives; requiring cooperation between medical examiner and procedure organization to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education; providing for facilitation of anatomical gift from the body of the decedent under the jurisdiction of medical examiner; specifying relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act; providing for relation to the uniform commercial code; repealing the uniform anatomical gift act

ARTICLE 2 - CONFORMING CHANGES

Making certain conforming changes; modifying immunity from liability provisions; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes
(Ch. 120, 2007)