2005 Minnesota Statutes

     525.921 Definitions. 

    Subdivision 1.    Scope.  For the purposes of sections 
 525.921 to 525.9224 the terms defined in this section have the 
 meanings given them.  

    Subd. 1a.    Anatomical gift.  "Anatomical gift" means a 
 donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or 
 after death. 

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1991 c 202 s 42 

    Subd. 3.    Decedent.  "Decedent" means a deceased 
 individual and includes a stillborn infant or an embryo or fetus 
 that has died of natural causes in utero.  

    Subd. 3a.    Document of gift.  "Document of gift" means 
 a card, a statement attached to or imprinted on a motor vehicle 
 operator's or chauffeur's license, a will, or other writing used 
 to make an anatomical gift. 

    Subd. 4.    Donor.  "Donor" means an individual who 
 makes an anatomical gift of all or part of the individual's body.

    Subd. 4a.    Enucleator.  "Enucleator" means an 
 individual who has completed a course in eye enucleation 
 conducted and certified by the department of ophthalmology of 
 any accredited college of medicine, and holds a valid 
 certificate of competence for completing the course. 

    Subd. 5.    Hospital.  "Hospital" means a facility 
 licensed, accredited, or approved as a hospital under the laws 
 of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by the United 
 States government, a state, or a subdivision of a state. 

    Subd. 6.    Part.  "Part" means organs, tissues, eyes, 
 bones, arteries, blood, other fluids and any other portions of a 
 human body.  

    Subd. 7.    Person.  "Person" means an individual, 
 corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, 
 business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or 
 any other legal entity.  

    Subd. 8.    Physician or surgeon.  "Physician" or 
 "surgeon" means an individual licensed or otherwise authorized 
 to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy and surgery under 
 the laws of any state.  

    Subd. 8a.    Procurement organization.  "Procurement 
 organization" means a person licensed, accredited, or approved 
 under the laws of any state for procurement, distribution, or 
 storage of human bodies or parts. 

    Subd. 9.    State.  "State" includes any state, 
 district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession, and any 
 other area subject to the legislative authority of the United 
 States of America.  

    Subd. 10.    Technician.  "Technician" means an 
 individual who is appropriately trained to remove or process a 
 part. 

    HIST: 1969 c 79 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 202 s 18-27