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Mississippi Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Law – Uniform Acts
Mississippi Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Law
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§ 41-39-107. Who may make anatomical gift before donor’s death
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 Section 41-39-109 by:
(B) Authorized under state law to apply for a driver’s license because the donor is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
§ 41-39-109. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor’s death
(3) During a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness;
A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107 may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and must:
§ 41-39-111. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor’s death
A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107 may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
§ 41-39-113. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal
(3) Any form of communication made by the individual during the individual’s terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness.
A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) must:
(1) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and
(2) By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 41-39-109 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or
§ 41-39-117. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part
(1) An agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107(2) immediately before the decedent’s death;
If there is more than one (1) member of a class listed in subsection (a) (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (9) entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or a person to which the gift may pass under Section 41-39-121 knows of an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members of the class who are reasonably available.
§ 41-39-119. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part
A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-117 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.
An anatomical gift by a person authorized under Section 41-39-117 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one (1) member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under Section 41-39-117 may be:
§ 41-39-125. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine
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 or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under Section 41-39-121.
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