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16 DE Code § 1211. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 12. Informed Consent and Confidentiality|Subchapter II. Confidentiality of Personal Health Information|§ 1211. Use of protected health information.

§ 1211. Use of protected health information. (a) Protected health information collected by the Department of Health and Social Services or its agencies, the Child Death Review Commission, the Child Protection Accountability Commission, and the Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission shall be used solely for legitimate public health purposes. (b) Nonidentifiable health information shall be used by the Department of Health and Social Services and its agencies whenever possible consistent with the accomplishment of legitimate public health purposes. (c) Any use of protected health information permitted by this subchapter shall be limited to the minimum amount of information which the official using the information reasonably believes is necessary to accomplish the legitimate public health purpose. (d) Protected health information shall not be used by the State for commercial purposes. (e) Protected health information whose use no longer furthers the legitimate public health purpose for which it was acquired shall be expunged. 73 Del. Laws, c. 355, §  12;  75 Del. Laws, c. 361, §  5;  78 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 187, §  11;  81 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  1;
16 DE Code § 1213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 12. Informed Consent and Confidentiality|Subchapter II. Confidentiality of Personal Health Information|§ 1213. Regulations.

§ 1213. Regulations. The Department of Health and Social Services shall enforce this subchapter and shall from time to time promulgate any additional forms and regulations that are necessary for this purpose. 76 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  4;  78 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  3;
16 DE Code § 1220. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 12. Informed Consent and Confidentiality|Subchapter III. Medical Examinations|§ 1220. Definitions.

§ 1220. Definitions. As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Health-care practitioner” means as defined in § 701 of this title. (2) “Health-care professional” means as defined in § 701 of this title.  (3) “Informed consent” means the signing of a consent form by the patient or a person authorized to make health care decision on behalf of the patient that satisfies all of the following conditions:  a. Is written in plain language. b. Is dated. c. Includes a description of the procedure to be performed. d. States if there will be a student or resident that will perform or be present at the patient's examination.82 Del. Laws, c. 211, § 1;
16 DE Code § 1221. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 12. Informed Consent and Confidentiality|Subchapter III. Medical Examinations|§ 1221. Pelvic, rectal, or prostate examinations.

§ 1221. Pelvic, rectal, or prostate examinations. (a) A health-care practitioner or a health-care professional may not knowingly perform or supervise the performance of a pelvic, rectal, or prostate examination on a patient who is anesthetized or unconscious unless one of the following applies:  (1) The patient or the person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient has given informed consent to the examination. (2) The examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes.  (3) An emergency exists and it and it is impracticable to obtain consent and the examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes. (4) A court of competent jurisdiction orders the performance of the examination for the collection of evidence and such order must be issued in compliance with all of the following provisions:  a. The court must find that there is a compelling need for such examination, which cannot be accommodated by other means. In assessing compelling need, the court shall weigh the need for the examination and the disclosure of the results against the privacy interest of the individual to be examined. b. Pleadings pertaining to the ordering of the examination shall substitute a pseudonym for the true name of the subject of the examination. The true name shall be communicated confidentially to the court and kept under seal of the court. (b) A health-care practitioner or health-care professional shall notify the patient as soon as reasonably practical that an examination was performed pursuant to § 1221(a)(3) and (4) of this title. (c) Any health-care practitioner or health-care professional who violates § 1221(a) of this title is subject to discipline by the appropriate professional licensing board. 82 Del. Laws, c. 211, § 1;
16 DE Code § 2701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2701. Registration of approved institutions and persons.

§ 2701. Registration of approved institutions and persons. Any nonprofit hospital, accredited university or research institution and teachers, students, research workers and technicians in this State conducting anatomical studies accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body approved by the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline desiring to obtain dead bodies for the purpose of anatomical studies shall register with the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline on such forms as may be prescribed by the Board and for the purpose of this subchapter such a registered hospital, university or research institution shall be known as an approved institution, and any registered teacher, student, research worker or technician shall be known as an approved person, and the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline shall have the right to refuse registration of such hospital, accredited university or research institution or such persons. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1771;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  63 Del. Laws, c. 4, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;  77 Del. Laws, c. 319, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2702. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2702. Duties of public officers.

§ 2702. Duties of public officers. Every public officer of this State or of any agency, county or political subdivision thereof, who shall have or receive custody or control of the body of any decedent, other than a dead body on which an autopsy has been performed pursuant to § 4707 of Title 29, and which body is not claimed within a reasonable time by a surviving spouse or relative of the decedent but not less than 120 hours following the death of the decedent, and which body will require burial at the expense of the State or of any agency, county or political subdivision thereof, shall forthwith notify the Medical Council of the existence and location of the dead body and of any identification thereof. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1772;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2703. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2703. Designation of recipient approved institution.

§ 2703. Designation of recipient approved institution. (a) The Medical Council shall promptly, upon receipt of notice of the existence, location and identification of a dead body pursuant to § 2702 of this title, designate 1 of the approved institutions to receive such body for use, including dissection, in connection with anatomical studies conducted by approved persons and shall notify the approved institutions of its designation and shall notify the officer having custody of the body thereof, and the officer shall promptly deliver the body to the approved institution so designated upon payment by the hospital or research institution of the cost of embalming said body and any necessary transportation and storage costs involved. (b) Each approved institution to which a dead body has been assigned for anatomical studies shall maintain said body in an embalmed condition, shall at all times ensure its proper and safe custody in an approved place of dissection, shall permit only approved persons to have access to such a body and shall identify all parts dissected free from the body with the same serial number assigned to the body by the Medical Council. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1773;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2704. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2704. Disposition of remains.

§ 2704. Disposition of remains. Any approved institution which shall have received a dead body pursuant to this subchapter shall, upon completion of the study thereof, deliver the body as then constituted to the coroner of the county in which such approved institution shall be situate for burial or cremation, and such approved institution shall pay the expenses of such burial or cremation and of the preparation of such body therefor, at the rates provided by law or which are usual and customary in such cases, provided that with the approval of the Inspector of Anatomy mentioned in § 2706 of this title, such an approved institution may retain certain portions of said body for special research or teaching purposes. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1774;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2705. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2705. Powers and duties of Medical Council.

§ 2705. Powers and duties of Medical Council. The Medical Council shall in the performance of its duties pursuant to this subchapter:  (1) Establish such reasonable regulations as may be necessary; (2) Maintain complete records; (3) Maintain a registry of approved institutions and persons pursuant to § 2701 of this title; (4) Allocate unclaimed dead bodies to each of the approved institutions according to the number of approved persons and the character of anatomical studies conducted at such approved institutions.24 Del. C. 1953, §  1775;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2706. Appointment of an Inspector of Anatomy.

§ 2706. Appointment of an Inspector of Anatomy. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Medical Council, shall, on such conditions as the Attorney General may deem fit, appoint as an Inspector of Anatomy, a medical practitioner or a person with a special training or experience in medicolegal matters, and the duties of such Inspector shall be to: (i) Enter and inspect periodically any or all approved institutions where dissection of dead bodies may be in progress and examine any body or record or thing relating to the use of such dead bodies; (ii) report to the Medical Council and the Attorney General any unsatisfactory condition relating to the custody, use or disposal of dead bodies at such institutions or any other place where they may be located; (iii) investigate the alleged misconduct of any authorized or unauthorized person who has access to dead bodies; and, for the purpose of this subchapter, any person who obstructs the Inspector of Anatomy in the performance of the Inspector's duties shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1776;  54 Del. Laws, c. 281;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter I. Anatomical Studies|§ 2707. Postmortem examination only by physicians; liability; consent.

§ 2707. Postmortem examination only by physicians; liability; consent. (a) No postmortem examination of the body of a deceased person shall be conducted by any person other than a duly licensed doctor of medicine or osteopathy. Written or telegraphic consent for a doctor of medicine or osteopathy to conduct a postmortem examination of the body of the deceased person shall be deemed sufficient when given by whichever 1 of the following assumes custody of the body for the purpose of burial: Father, mother, husband, wife, child, guardian, next of kin or, in absence of any of the foregoing, a person who assumes the duty of legal disposal of the body. If 2 or more such persons assume custody of the body, consent of 1 of them who is legally considered as the next of kin shall be deemed sufficient. (b) The licensed physician conducting the postmortem examination shall not be liable in damages for any action taken in making such postmortem examination. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1777;  56 Del. Laws, c. 429, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2712. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2712. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.

§ 2712. Persons who may become donees, and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made. (a) An anatomical gift may be made to any of the following persons named in the document of gift:  (1) If for research or education, then to a hospital; accredited medical school, dental school, college or university; the organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person as permitted by law. (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part. (3) An eye bank or tissue bank. (4) An organ procurement organization. (b) If an anatomical gift to an individual under paragraph (a)(2) of this section cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part passes in accordance with subsection (c) of this section in the absence of a known objection by the person making the anatomical gift. (c) An anatomical gift of an organ for transplantation or therapy, other than an anatomical gift under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, passes to the organ procurement organization. (d) If the intended purpose or recipient of an anatomical gift is not known the following shall apply:  (1) If the part is an eye, the gift passes to the appropriate eye bank. (2) If the part is tissue, the gift passes to the appropriate tissue bank. (3) If the part is an organ, the gift passes to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ. (e) If a document of gift provides for multiple purposes without indicating priority, and transplantation and therapy is one of the purposes, then transplantation and therapy shall be the priority, and the gift, if suitable, shall pass to the appropriate organ procurement organization. If the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may then be used for any of the other permitted purposes. (f) If an anatomical gift is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in subsection (a) of this section and does not identify the purpose of the gift, the gift may be used only for transplantation or therapy, and the gift passes in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1782;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 453, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2713. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2713. Manner of executing anatomical gifts.

§ 2713. Manner of executing anatomical gifts. (a) A gift of all or part of the body under § 2711(a) of this title may be made by will. The gift becomes effective upon the death of the testator without waiting for probate. If the will is not probated, or if it is declared invalid for testamentary purposes, the gift, to the extent that it has been acted upon in good faith, is nevertheless valid and effective. (b) A gift of all or part of the body under § 2711(a) of this title may also be made by a document other than a will, including authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be recorded in a donor registry or on the donor's driver's license or identification card, or a card or other record signed by the donor. If the donor or other person making a gift is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed for the donor at the donor's direction and in the donor's presence and in the presence of 2 witnesses who must sign the document in the donor's presence. Delivery of the document of gift during the donor's lifetime is not necessary to make the gift valid. Revocation, suspension, expiration or cancellation under Title 21 of a driver's license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift. (c) The gift may be made to a specified donee or without specifying a donee. A physician who becomes a donee under this subsection shall not participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part. (d) Any gift by a person designated in § 2711(c) of this title shall be made by a document signed by the person or made by the person's telegraphic, recorded, telephonic or other recorded message. (e) A person who so directs the manner in which the person's body or any part of the person's body shall be disposed of shall receive no remuneration or other thing of value for such disposition. (f) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:  (1) This chapter; (2) The law of the state or country where it was executed; or (3) The law of the state or country where, at the time of execution of the document of gift, the person making the anatomical gift:  a. Is domiciled; b. Has a place of residence; or c. Is a citizen. (g) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of Delaware governs interpretation of the document. (h) A person may rely on a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift as being valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1783;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  59 Del. Laws, c. 330, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  67 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 453, §  4;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2714. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2714. Delivery of document of gift.

§ 2714. Delivery of document of gift. If the gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the will, card or other document of gift, or an executed copy thereof, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. The will, card or other document of gift, or an executed copy thereof, may be deposited in any hospital, bank or storage facility or registry office that accepts them for safekeeping or for facilitation of procedures after death. On request of any interested party upon or after the donor's death, the person in possession shall produce the document for examination. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1784;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2715. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2715. Amendment or revocation of the gift.

§ 2715. Amendment or revocation of the gift. (a) If the will, card or other document or executed copy thereof has been delivered to a specified donee, the donor may amend or revoke the gift by:  (1) The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement; (2) An oral statement made in the presence of 2 persons and communicated to the donee; (3) A statement during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician and communicated to the donee; or (4) A signed card or document found on the person or in the person's effects. (b) Any document of gift which has not been delivered to the donee may be revoked by the donor in the manner set in subsection (a) of this section or by destruction, cancellation or mutilation of the document and all executed copies thereof. (c) Any gift made by a will may also be amended or revoked in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (a) of this section. (d) Unless a revocation of a gift under this section includes an objection or refusal to make a gift of a part, it shall not prohibit a person listed in § 2711(c) of this title from authorizing such a gift. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1785;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2716. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2716. Rights and duties at death.

§ 2716. Rights and duties at death. (a) The donee may accept or reject the gift. If the donee accepts a gift of the entire body, the donee may, subject to the terms of the gift, authorize embalming and the use of the body in funeral services. If the gift is of a part of the body, the donee, upon the death of the donor and prior to embalming, shall cause the part to be removed without unnecessary mutilation. After removal of the part, custody of the remainder of the body vests in the surviving spouse, next of kin or other persons under obligation to dispose of the body. The heir of any donor, at the time the disposition of the body takes place, may submit a request in writing to the donee that the body be returned to the heir at such time as the donee either refuses the disposition of the entire body or the parts thereof or determines that the donee no longer has use of the remains. (b) A surgeon, physician, funeral director, recovery specialist or eye bank technician who is authorized to remove any part in accordance with this subchapter is also authorized to draw or secure a blood sample from the donor, in order to screen the tissue received for medical purposes. (c) The time of death shall be determined by a physician who attends the donor at the donor's death or, if none, the physician who certifies the death. This physician shall not participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a part. (d) A person who acts in good faith in accord with the terms of this subchapter or under the anatomical gift laws of another state (or a foreign country) is not liable for damages in any civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for that act. (e) Where no other provision for the same exists, a body, or the remains thereof, after it is no longer needed for the purpose indicated by the donor, may be buried at public expense on order of the Medical Council of Delaware, but in no case shall the expense of the burial exceed $100. (f) This subchapter is subject to the laws of this State prescribing powers and duties with respect to autopsies. The OPO is authorized to obtain a copy of an autopsy report in a timely fashion upon request and payment of reasonable copying fees. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1786;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 335, §§  1, 2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 453, §  5;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2717. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2717. Uniformity of interpretation.

§ 2717. Uniformity of interpretation. This subchapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1787;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2718. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies|Subchapter II. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|§ 2718. Short title.

§ 2718. Short title. This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.” 24 Del. C. 1953, §  1788;  57 Del. Laws, c. 445, §  2;  65 Del. Laws, c. 487, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 182, §  1;