72-17-301. Rights and duties at death. (1) Subject to 72-17-202 and 72-17-218, the rights of a donee created by an anatomical gift are superior to rights of others under 72-17-214(1), except with respect to autopsies. A donee may accept or reject an anatomical gift. If the donee accepts an anatomical gift of the entire body, the […]
72-17-302. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. (1) A person may 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, disposal, preservation, quality control, storage, […]
72-17-303. False acts concerning document of gift — penalty. Any person that knowingly falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal in order to obtain a financial gain commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $50,000 […]
72-17-304 through 72-17-310 reserved.
72-17-311. Eye enucleations — enucleators — qualifications. (1) Eye enucleations for purposes of anatomical gifts may be performed: (a) by a licensed physician or surgeon; or (b) by an enucleator trained in eye enucleation. (2) An acceptable course in eye enucleation must include the anatomy and physiology of the eye, instruction in maintaining a sterile field during the enucleation […]
72-17-312. Approval of eye banks. Any bank or storage facility that furnishes to the department written evidence of its membership and certification and reports and recommendations for future compliance, granted by the eyebank association of America, is approved for receipt and storage of eye tissue for the term of such membership and certification and is eligible […]
