§ 20-17-1208. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) and subject to subsection (f), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the […]
§ 20-17-1209. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) and unless barred by § 20-17-1207 or § 20-17-1208, an anatomical gift of a decedent’s body or part for purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed: […]
§ 20-17-1210. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part
(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 20-17-1209 may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person’s oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication. […]
§ 20-17-1211. Persons that may receive anatomical gift — Purpose of anatomical gift
(a) An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in the document of gift: (1) a hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person, for research or education; (2) subject to subsection (b), an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if […]
§ 20-17-1212. Search and notification
(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal: (1) a law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer […]
§ 20-17-1213. Delivery of document of gift not required — Right to examine
(a) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor’s lifetime to be effective. (b) Upon or after an individual’s death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift […]
§ 20-17-1214. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others
(a) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the Office of Driver Services and any donor registry that it knows exists for the geographical area in which the individual resides to ascertain whether the individual has made […]
§ 20-17-1215. Coordination of procurement and use
Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
§ 20-17-1118. Fee of collector and county clerk
In collecting annual benefit assessments in any district created under this subchapter, the collector of taxes in any county shall deduct one percent (1%) of the annual benefit assessments or taxes so collected, and retain one-half of one percent (0.5%) as the fee of the collector for collecting the assessments or taxes and pay over […]
§ 20-17-1216. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual’s death commits an unclassified felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty […]