Certificate requirement

D.C. Code § 7-1531.26 — under Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act..

D.C. Code § 7-1531.26

(a) Whenever a request for consent is made pursuant to § 7-1531.24, the hospital or hospice representative making the request shall complete a certificate of request for an anatomical gift on a form to be supplied by the Mayor. The certificate shall include the following: (1) A statement indicating that a request for an anatomical gift was made; (2) The name and affiliation of the person making the request; (3) An indication of whether consent was granted and, if so, what organs and tissues were donated; and (4) The name of the person granting or refusing the request, and his or her relationship to the decedent. (b) A copy of the certificate described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included in the decedent’s medical record.