Section 142C.8 – Rights and duties of procurement organizations and donors.
142C.8 Rights and duties of procurement organizations and donors. 1. When a hospital refers an individual at or near death to a procurement organization, the procurement organization shall make a reasonable search of the records of the state department of transportation, department of natural resources, and any donor registry that the hospital knows exists for […]
Section 142C.9 – Coordination of procurement and use.
142C.9 Coordination of procurement and use. Each hospital in the state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts. 95 Acts, ch 39, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §11
Section 142C.10 – Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty.
142C.10 Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty. 1. A person shall not knowingly, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the decedent. 2. Valuable consideration does not include reasonable payment for the removal, processing, preservation, […]
Section 142C.10A – Other prohibited acts — penalty.
142C.10A Other prohibited acts — penalty. A person who, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal, commits a class “C” felony. 2007 Acts, ch 44, §13
Section 142C.11 – Immunity.
142C.11 Immunity. 1. A person who complies with this chapter in good faith or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or who attempts in good faith to comply, is immune from liability in any civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding. 2. An individual who makes an anatomical gift pursuant to this […]
Section 142C.12 – Service but not a sale.
142C.12 Service but not a sale. The procurement, removal, preservation, processing, storage, distribution, or use of parts for the purpose of injecting, transfusing, or transplanting any of the parts into the human body is, for all purposes, the rendition of a service by every person participating in the act, and whether or not any remuneration […]
Section 142C.12A – Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.
142C.12A Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity. 1. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with any of the following: a. This chapter. b. The laws of the state or country where the document of gift was executed. c. The laws of the state or country where the person […]
Section 142C.1 – Short title.
142C.1 Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act”. 95 Acts, ch 39, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §1
Section 142C.2 – Definitions.
142C.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Adult” means an individual who is eighteen years of age or older. 2. “Agent” means an individual who meets any of the following conditions: a. Is authorized to make health care decisions on the principal’s behalf by a durable power of attorney […]
Section 142C.3 – Persons who may make — manner of making — amending or revoking — refusal to make anatomical gift before donor’s death — preclusive effect.
142C.3 Persons who may make — manner of making — amending or revoking — refusal to make anatomical gift before donor’s death — preclusive effect. 1. Who may make. Subject to subsection 5, an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purposes of […]