Title 72, Title 72

Each hospital in this state shall establish agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices descri…

(1) An anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in this section by: (a) the donor if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is: (i) e…

(1) The following persons may become donees of anatomical gifts for the purposes stated if named in the document of gift: (a) a hospital, surgeon, physician, or procurement organization, an accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university, another appropriate pers…

(1) An anatomical gift authorizes any reasonable examination necessary to ensure medical acceptability of the gift for the purposes intended. Unless prohibited by law other than this chapter, an examination may include an examination of all medical and dental records of the donor…

(1) Delivery of a document of gift during the donor's lifetime is not required for the validity of an anatomical gift. (2) If an anatomical gift is made to a designated donee, the document of gift, or a copy, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures af…

(1) At or near the time of death of a hospitalized patient, the hospital administrator or a representative designated by the administrator shall notify the appropriate procurement organization and, if the reason for death falls under 46-4-122, the coroner with jurisdiction of the…

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed, may make an anatomical gift of all or a part of the decedent's body for a purpose authorized in 72-17-201(1) unless the decedent, a…

(1) The coroner may release and permit the removal of a part from a body within that official's custody, for transplantation or therapy, if: (a) the official has received a request for the part from a hospital, physician, surgeon, or procurement organization; (b) the official has…

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (a) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health care decision for the pr…

(1) A county coroner, medical examiner, or associate medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (2) A part may not be removed from the…

(1) Upon request of a procurement organization, a county coroner, medical examiner, or associate medical examiner shall release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the c…

(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 entir…

(1) A person may not knowingly, for valuable consideration: (a) purchase or sell a part for: (i) transplantation or therapy, if removal of the part is intended to occur after the death of the decedent; or (ii) research, education, or the training of search and rescue canines; or …

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 or…

(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 maint…

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 …