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RI Gen L § 23-18.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.3 - Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries|Section 23-18.3-5 - Repealed.

§ 23-18.3-5. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-18.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.3 - Advisory Commission on Historical Cemeteries|Section 23-18.3-6 - Marking of governors' graves.

§ 23-18.3-6. Marking of governors' graves.(a) The commission is authorized and directed to continue the program previously conducted by the Rhode Island graves registration committee of placing a bronze plaque bearing the name and dates of service of each deceased former governor together with the national and state flags on the grave of each governor.(b) It is also authorized by the general assembly that the department of administration shall administer the funding for the plaque.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 217, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 271, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.5-1 - 23-18.5-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.5 - Anatomical Gifts|Section 23-18.5-1 - 23-18.5-8 - Repealed.

§ 23-18.5-1 — 23-18.5-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6-1 - 23-18.6-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6 - Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6-1 - 23-18.6-15 - Repealed.

§ 23-18.6-1 — 23-18.6-15. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-1 - Short title.

§ 23-18.6.1-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Maureen A. Sebastianelli and Daniel B. Miller Uniform Anatomical Gift Act."History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-3 - Applicability.

§ 23-18.6.1-3. Applicability.This chapter applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-4 - Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.

§ 23-18.6.1-4. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.Subject to the provisions of this chapter, 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 by:(1) The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:(i) Emancipated; or(ii) Authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license because the donor is at least sixteen (16) years of age;(2) An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;(3) A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or(4) The donor's guardian.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-5 - Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.

§ 23-18.6.1-5. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:(1) By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or identification card;(2) In a will;(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 of whom is a disinterested witness; or(4) As provided in subsection (b).(b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under this chapter may make a gift by authorizing inclusion of the donor on a donor registry, a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift. 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:(1) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and(2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (1).(c) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver's license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-6 - Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.

§ 23-18.6.1-6. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.(a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:(1) A record signed by:(i) The donor;(ii) The other person so authorized; or(iii) Subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person so authorized if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or(2) A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.(b) A record signed pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(iii) must:(1) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and(2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1).(c) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift 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.(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-7 - Refusal to make anatomical gift - Effect of refusal.

§ 23-18.6.1-7. Refusal to make anatomical gift — Effect of refusal.(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:(1) A record signed by:(i) The individual; or(ii) Subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;(2) The individual's will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or(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 of whom is a disinterested witness.(b) A record signed pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)(ii) must:(1) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and(2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (1).(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:(1) In the manner provided in subsection (a) for making a refusal;(2) By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to the provisions of this chapter that is inconsistent with the refusal; or(3) By destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-8 - Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation.

§ 23-18.6.1-8. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(b) A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part shall not be a refusal and does not bar another authorized person specified in this chapter from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or part, or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under the provisions of this chapter.(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under the provisions of this chapter.(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift in accordance with this chapter, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift in accordance with this chapter, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 23-18.6.1-4 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under the provisions of this chapter.(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-9 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.

§ 23-18.6.1-9. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) and unless barred by this chapter, an anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made by any member of the following classes of persons who is reasonably available, in the order of priority listed:(1) An agent of the decedent at the time of death who could have made an anatomical gift pursuant to this chapter immediately before the decedent's death;(2) The spouse of the decedent or the certified domestic partner of the decedent as defined in subsections 36-12-1(3) and 45-19-4.3(b) or any other provision of state law;(3) Adult children of the decedent;(4) Parents of the decedent;(5) Adult siblings of the decedent;(6) Adult grandchildren of the decedent;(7) Grandparents of the decedent;(8) An adult who exhibited special care and concern for the decedent, who is familiar with the decedent's personal values, and who had maintained regular contact with the decedent prior to his or her death; provided, however, it shall not include any medical personnel caring for the decedent at the time of or immediately leading up to the decedent's death; and(9) The persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death.(b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in the previous subsection which is 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 the provisions of this chapter 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.(c) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the time of the decedent's death, a person in a prior class under subsection (a) is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-10 - Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.

§ 23-18.6.1-10. Manner of making, amending or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 23-18.6.1-9 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.(b) Subject to subsection (c), an anatomical gift by a person authorized under § 23-18.6.1-9 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 member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under § 23-18.6.1-9 may be:(1) Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amending of the gift; or(2) Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.(c) A revocation under subsection (b) is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-12 - Search and notification.

§ 23-18.6.1-12. Search and notification.(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:(1) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and(2) If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.(b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subdivision (a)(1) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.(c) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-13 - Delivery of document of gift not required - Right to examine.

§ 23-18.6.1-13. Delivery of document of gift not required — Right to examine.(a) A document of gift need not be delivered during the donor's lifetime to be effective.(b) 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 pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-15 - Coordination of procurement and use.

§ 23-18.6.1-15. Coordination of procurement and use.Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-16 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.

§ 23-18.6.1-16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (five) years, or both.(b) Subject to subsection (c), a person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.(c) No physician, hospital or other healthcare provider may charge the donor's estate or family for any cost incurred in testing or removing a donor's part, and such charge shall be void and unenforceable.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 235, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 236, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-17 - Other prohibited acts.

§ 23-18.6.1-17. Other prohibited acts.A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-18 - Immunity.

§ 23-18.6.1-18. Immunity.(a) A person that acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding.(b) Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.(c) In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked pursuant to this chapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in § 23-18.6.1-9 relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-19 - Law governing validity - Choice of law as to execution of document of gift - Presumption of validity.

§ 23-18.6.1-19. Law governing validity — Choice of law as to execution of document of gift — Presumption of validity.(a) A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with:(1) This chapter;(2) The laws of the state where it was executed; or(3) The laws of the state where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.(b) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.(c) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-20 - Donor registry.

§ 23-18.6.1-20. Donor registry.(a) A donor registry must:(1) Allow a donor or other person authorized pursuant to this chapter to include an individual on the donor registry who has made an anatomical gift;(2) Be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift; and(3) Be accessible for purposes of subdivisions (1) and (2) seven (7) days a week on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.(b) Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor, or person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-21 - [Reserved.]

§ 23-18.6.1-21. [Reserved.]
RI Gen L § 23-18.6.1-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.6.1 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act|Section 23-18.6.1-22 - Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.

§ 23-18.6.1-22. Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.A medical examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.