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NC Gen Stat § 130A-412.31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-412.31 - Giving of blood by persons 16 years of age or more.

 130A-412.31. Giving of blood by persons 16 years of age or more.A person who is 16 years of age or more may give or donate blood to an individual, hospital, blood bank or blood collection center without the consent of the parent or parents or guardian of the donor. It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 18 years to sell blood.  (1971, c. 10; c. 1093, s. 16; 1977, c. 373; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2007-538, s. 3(a); 2008-153, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-412.32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-412.32 - Duty of hospitals to establish organ procurement protocols.

 130A-412.32. Duty of hospitals to establish organ procurement protocols.(a) In order to facilitate the goals of this Part, each hospital shall establish written protocols that:(1) Require that only the organ procurement organization designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services be notified of all deaths or impending brain deaths meeting criteria for notification as established by the designated organ procurement organization; and(2) Ensure that notification required under subdivision (1) of this subsection be made as soon as it is determined that brain death is imminent or cardiac death has occurred.(b) Hospitals shall provide their federally designated organ procurement organizations and tissue banks reasonable access to patients' medical records for the purpose of determining organ or tissue donation potential.(c) The family of any person whose organ or tissue is donated for transplantation shall not be financially liable for any costs related to the evaluation of the suitability of the donor's organ or tissue for transplantation, or for any costs of retrieval of the organ or tissue.(d) Each hospital shall provide its federally designated organ procurement organization with reasonable access during regular business hours to the medical records of deceased patients for the following purposes:(1) Determining the hospital's organ and tissue donation potential;(2) Assessing the educational needs of the hospital in regard to the organ and tissue donation process; and(3) Providing documentation to the hospital to evaluate the effectiveness of the hospital's efforts.(e) Each hospital shall have a signed agreement with its federally designated organ procurement organization that addresses the requirements of this section and the requirements of G.S. 130A-412.33.(f) The requirements of this section, or of any hospital procurement protocols established pursuant to this section, shall not exceed those provided for by the hospital organ protocol provisions of Title XI of the Social Security Act, except for the purposes of this section the term "organ and tissue donors" shall include cornea and tissue donors for transplantation.(g) Hospitals and hospital personnel shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability nor to discipline for unprofessional conduct for actions taken in good faith to comply with this section. This subsection shall not provide immunity from civil liability arising from gross negligence. (1987, c. 719, s. 1; 1989, c. 537, s. 4; 1997-192, s. 2; 1997-456, s. 48; 2007-538, ss. 3(a), 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-412.33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-412.33 - Duty of designated organ procurement organizations and tissue banks.

 130A-412.33. Duty of designated organ procurement organizations and tissue banks.(a) After notification regarding an impending brain death, brain death, or cardiac death has been made to the federally designated organ procurement organization, the federally designated organ procurement organization shall evaluate donation potential.(b) The federally designated organ procurement organization or tissue bank shall assure that families of potential organ and tissue donors are made aware of the option of organ and tissue donation and their option to decline.(c) The federally designated organ procurement organization or tissue bank shall, working collaboratively with the hospital, request consent for organ or tissue donation in the order of priority established under G.S. 130A-412.11 and shall have designated, trained staff available to perform the consent process 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.(d) The federally designated organ procurement organization or tissue bank shall encourage discretion and sensitivity with respect to the circumstances, views, and beliefs of the families of potential organ and tissue donors.(e) All hospital and patient information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other data obtained or created by a tissue bank or federally designated organ procurement organization from the medical records review described in G.S. 130A-412.33 shall be privileged and confidential and may be used by the tissue bank or federally designated organ procurement organization only for the purposes set forth in G.S. 130A-412.33 and shall not be subject to discovery or introduction as evidence in any civil action, suit, or proceeding. However, hospital and patient information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other data otherwise available are not immune from discovery or use in a civil action, suit, or proceeding merely because they were obtained or created by a tissue bank or federally designated organ procurement organization from the medical records review described in G.S. 130A-412.33.(f) If the hospital is made a party of any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of the failure of a federally designated organ procurement organization or tissue bank to comply with the requirements of this section, the hospital shall be held harmless from any and all liability and costs, including the amounts of judgments, settlements, fines, or penalties, and expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding. (1997-192, s. 3; 2007-538, ss. 3(a), 5, 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-413 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-413 - Coordinated human tissue donation program; legislative findings and purpose; program established.

 130A-413. Coordinated human tissue donation program; legislative findings and purpose; program established.(a) The General Assembly finds that there is an increasing need for human tissues for transplantation purposes; that there is a continuing need for human tissues for the purposes of medical education and research; and that these needs are not being sufficiently filled at the present because of a shortage of human tissue donors. The General Assembly establishes a coordinated human tissue donation program to facilitate the acquisition and distribution of human tissues to promote the public health. For the purposes of this Part, the term "human tissue" includes cadavers.(b) The Department shall establish and administer a coordinated program among departments and agencies of the State and all groups, both public and private, involved in the acquisition and distribution of human tissue to:(1) Increase awareness of the need for human tissue donations and of the methods by which these donations are made;(2) Increase awareness of the existing programs of human tissue transplantation and of medical research and education which employs human tissue and share information with the public;(3) Study the problems surrounding the acquisition and distribution of human tissue and make suggestions for their solution;(4) Disseminate information to health and other professionals concerning the techniques of human tissue retrieval and transplantation, the legalities involved in making anatomical gifts; and(5) Arrange for the quick and precise transportation of donated human tissue in emergency transplant situations.(c) All departments and agencies of the State and county and municipal law-enforcement agencies shall cooperate with the coordinated human tissue donation program instituted by the Department. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-414.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-414.1 - Legislative findings and declaration of policy.

 130A-414.1. Legislative findings and declaration of policy.The General Assembly of North Carolina makes the following findings and declaration:(1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person's right to health care.(2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., as amended, prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health care services.(3) In other states nationwide, individuals with mental and physical disabilities have been denied lifesaving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with post-transplant medical requirements, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure compliance with post-transplant medical requirements.(4) Although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs.(5) North Carolina residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.The General Assembly hereby declares that the life of an individual with a disability who needs an organ transplant is as worthy and valuable as the life of an individual without a disability who needs the same medical service.  (2021-64, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-414.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-414.10 - Enforcement.

 130A-414.10. Enforcement.(a) Whenever it appears that a covered entity has violated or is violating any of the provisions of this Part, the affected individual may commence a civil action for injunctive and other equitable relief against the covered entity for purposes of enforcing compliance with this Part. The action may be brought in the district court for the county where the affected individual resides or resided or was denied the organ transplant or referral.(b) In an action brought under this Part, the court shall give priority on its docket and expedited review, and may grant injunctive or other equitable relief, including any of the following:(1) Requiring auxiliary aids or services to be made available for a qualified recipient.(2) Requiring the modification of a policy, practice, or procedure of a covered entity.(3) Requiring facilities be made readily accessible to and usable by a qualified recipient.The Court may not award compensatory or punitive damages for violations of this Part.  (c) Nothing in this Part is intended to limit or replace available remedies under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. 12102 et seq., as amended, or any other applicable federal or State laws.  (2021-64, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-416 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-416 - Commission of Anatomy rules.

 130A-416. Commission of Anatomy rules.The Commission of Anatomy is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Part. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-417 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-417 - Definitions.

 130A-417. Definitions.The following definitions shall apply throughout this Part:(1) "Dependent" means child, grandchild, spouse or parent of a migrant agricultural worker who moves with the migrant agricultural worker in response to the demand for seasonal agricultural labor.(2) "Migrant agricultural worker" means a worker who moves in response to the demand for seasonal agricultural labor. (1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-418 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-418 - Deceased migrant agricultural workers and their dependents.

 130A-418. Deceased migrant agricultural workers and their dependents.(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a person having knowledge of the death of a migrant agricultural worker or a worker's dependent shall without delay report the death to the department of social services in the county in which the body is located together with any information regarding the deceased including identity, place of employment, permanent residence, and the name, address and telephone number of any relative and any interested person. The county department of social services shall, within a reasonable time of receiving this report, transmit to the Department notice of the death and information received upon notification. The Department shall make reasonable effort to inform the next-of-kin and any interested person of the death.(b) If the identity of the person cannot be determined within a reasonable period of time, or if the body is unclaimed 10 days after death, the body shall be offered to the Commission of Anatomy and, upon its request, shall be delivered to the Commission of Anatomy. If the Commission of Anatomy does not request an unclaimed body offered it or the estate, and if the relatives or other interested persons claiming the body are unable to provide for the final disposition of the migrant agricultural worker or dependent, the Department is authorized and directed to arrange for the final disposition of the decedent.(c) If the estate, relatives or interested persons are able to provide for final disposition but are unable to effect the transportation of the decedent to the decedent's legal residence or the legal residence of the relatives or interested persons, the Department is authorized and directed to allocate a sum of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) to defray the transportation expenses.(d) The Secretary is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement this section. (1975, c. 891; 1977, c. 648; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-421 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 16 - Postmortem Investigation and Disposition.|§ 130A-421 - Parental consent to disposition of fetal remains.

 130A-421. Parental consent to disposition of fetal remains.In every instance of unintended fetal death resulting from accidental injury, stillbirth, or miscarriage, the attending physician or individual in charge of the institution where the fetal remains were expelled or extracted shall obtain consent from the mother before the disposal of the fetal remains and shall only dispose of the fetal remains by burial, cremation, or incineration in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If the mother is unable to give consent, and the father is known and able to be contacted within seven days, the attending physician or individual in charge of the institution where the fetal remains were expelled or extracted shall obtain consent from the father and shall only dispose of the fetal remains by burial, cremation, or incineration in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. If neither the mother nor the father is able to give consent within seven days from the time the remains were expelled or extracted, the fetal remains shall only be disposed of by burial, cremation, or incineration in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Burial or cremation shall be the only method of disposing of fetal remains that have developed beyond completion of the second trimester of gestation.  (2019-225, s. 8(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-422 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 17 - Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury Compensation Program.|§ 130A-422 - Definitions.

 130A-422. Definitions.The following definitions apply throughout this Article, unless the context clearly implies otherwise:(1) "Claimant" means any person who files a claim for compensation for a vaccine-related injury pursuant to G.S. 130A-425(b). In the case of a minor or incompetent, a claim may be filed by a guardian ad litem, parent, guardian, or other legal representative; and, in the case of a decedent, the claim may be filed by an administrator, executor, or other legal representative. In the event that more than one person claims to have suffered compensable injuries as the result of the administration of a covered vaccine to a single individual, all these persons shall be treated for purposes of this Article as if they were a single claimant. A single joint claim shall be filed on behalf of all these persons, and the limitations on awards set forth in G.S. 130A-427(b) apply to that joint claim or subsequent joint action as if it were a claim filed on behalf of a single individual.(2) "Commission" means the North Carolina Industrial Commission.(3) "Covered vaccine" means a vaccine administered pursuant to the requirements of G.S. 130A-152.(4) "Respondent" means the person or entity the claimant identifies in the claim as the agent of causality of the vaccine-related injury.(5) "Vaccine-related injury", with respect to persons engaged in the manufacture, distribution, or sale, or administration of a covered vaccine, means any injury, disability, illness, death, or condition caused by the vaccine. "Vaccine-related injury" shall not mean any injury, disability, illness, death, or condition caused by the method of injection of the vaccine into the body. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1008, s. 1; 1987, c. 215, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-424 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 17 - Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury Compensation Program.|§ 130A-424 - Industrial Commission authorized to hear and determine claims; damages.

 130A-424. Industrial Commission authorized to hear and determine claims; damages.The North Carolina Industrial Commission is authorized to hear and pass upon all claims filed pursuant to this Article. The members of the Commission, or a deputy thereof, have power to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, conduct hearings, take evidence, enter orders, opinions, settlements, and awards, and punish for contempt. The Commission may appoint deputies and clerical assistants to carry out the purpose and intent of this Article, and this deputy or deputies are vested with the same power and authority to hear and determine claims filed pursuant to this Article as is by this Article vested in the members of the Commission. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1008, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-426 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 17 - Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury Compensation Program.|§ 130A-426 - Determination of claims.

 130A-426. Determination of claims.(a) The Commission shall determine, on the basis of the evidence presented to it, the following issues:(1) Whether any injuries alleged in the claim are vaccine-related injuries; and(2) How much compensation, if any, is awardable pursuant to G.S. 130A-427.(b) If the Commission determines pursuant to subsection (a) of this section that the injuries alleged in the claim are not vaccine-related injuries, it shall render a decision denying any compensation. If the Commission decides that any of the injuries are vaccine-related injuries it shall make an award pursuant to guidelines it establishes specifically adopted to relate to vaccine-related injuries. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1008, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 130A-427 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 130A - Public Health|Article 17 - Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury Compensation Program.|§ 130A-427 - Commission awards for vaccine-related injuries; duties of Secretary.

 130A-427. Commission awards for vaccine-related injuries; duties of Secretary.(a) Upon determining that a claimant has sustained a vaccine-related injury, the Commission shall make an award providing compensation or services for any or all of the following:(1) Actual and projected reasonable expenses of medical care, developmental evaluation, special education, vocational training, physical, emotional or behavioral therapy, and residential and custodial care and service expenses, that cannot be provided by the Department pursuant to subdivision (5) of this subsection;(2) Loss of earnings and projected earnings, determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles;(3) Noneconomic, general damages arising from pain, suffering, and emotional distress;(4) Reasonable attorneys' fees;(5) Needs that the Secretary determines on a case-by-case basis shall be met by medical, health, developmental evaluation, special education, vocational training, physical, emotional, or behavioral therapy, residential and custodial care, and other essential and necessary services, to be provided the injured party by the programs and services administered by the Department. The Secretary shall develop an itemized list of the service needs of the injured party upon review and evaluation of the injured party's medical record and shall present it to the Commission prior to the Commission's determination. In the event that the Commission's award includes the provision of any of these services, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive, coordinated plan for the delivery of these services to the injured party. Notwithstanding any other provision of State law, the Secretary shall waive all eligibility criteria in determining eligibility for services provided by the Department under the plan of care developed pursuant to this subdivision. If the award includes any such services, these services shall be provided by the Department free of any cost to the injured party.(b) The money compensation component of the award may not be made pursuant to this section in excess of an aggregate amount of the present day value amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) with respect to all injuries claimed to have resulted from the administration of a covered vaccine to a single individual. The value of all services to be provided by the Department, as part of this award is in addition to the total amount of money compensation, and is not included in the limitation prescribed by this subsection on the amount of money compensation that may be awarded. No damages may be awarded pursuant to subdivision (a)(3) on behalf of any person to whom the covered vaccine was not administered. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1008, s. 1; 1989, c. 727, s. 151; 1997-443, s. 11A.86.)