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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.06. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal

§ 7–1531.06. 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:
(A) The individual; or
(B) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, 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 2 adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section shall:
(1) Be witnessed by at least 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) of this subsection.
(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:
(1) In the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section for making a refusal;
(2) By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to § 7-1531.04 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or
(3) By destroying or cancelling 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 § 7-1531.07(h), 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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 7, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.01, § 7-1531.08, and § 7-1531.10.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 7 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.07. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation

§ 7–1531.07. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to subsection (f) of 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 under § 7-1531.04 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05.
(b) A donor’s revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 7-1531.03 or § 7-1531.08 from making an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09.
(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.04 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.09.
(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part under § 7-1531.05 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09.
(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.03, 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 under § 7-1531.03, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 7-1531.03 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 § 7-1531.04 or § 7-1531.09.
(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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 8, 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(b), 56 DCR 1117.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.03, § 7-1531.05, § 7-1531.06, and § 7-1531.08.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated previously made technical corrections in subsecs. (b), (d), and (f).
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 8 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.08. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part

§ 7–1531.08. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part.
(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section and unless barred by § 7-1531.06 or § 7-1531.07, 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 under § 7-1531.03(2) immediately before the decedent’s death;
(2) The spouse or domestic partner of the decedent;
(3) Adult children of the decedent;
(4)(A) Parents of the decedent; or
(B) If, at the time of death, there was a guardian of the decedent under a guardianship order under § 16-2389, the guardian, unless the order specifies otherwise;
(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;
(9) The persons who were acting as the guardians of the person of the decedent at the time of death; and
(10) Any other person having the authority to dispose of the decedent’s body.
(b) If there is more than one member of a class listed in subsection (a)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (9) of this section 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 § 7-1531.10 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) of this section is reasonably available to make or to object to the making of an anatomical gift.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 9, 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(c), 56 DCR 1117.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.07, § 7-1531.09, § 7-1531.13, § 7-1531.17, § 7-1531.20, § 7-1531.24, and § 7-1531.25.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in subsec. (a).
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 9 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.09. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part

§ 7–1531.09. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part.
(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 7-1531.08 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) of this section, an anatomical gift by a person authorized under § 7-1531.08 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 § 7-1531.08 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) A majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift; or
(B) The members of the class described in § 7-1531.08(a)(4) are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.
(c) A revocation under subsection (b) of this section 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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 10, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.07 and § 7-1531.10.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 10 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.11. Search and notification

§ 7–1531.11. Search and notification.
(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or whose death is imminent 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 subsection (a)(1) of this section 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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 12, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 12 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.12. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine

§ 7–1531.12. 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 under § 7-1531.10.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 13, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 13 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.14. Coordination of procurement and use

§ 7–1531.14. Coordination of procurement and use.
Each hospital in the District of Columbia shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 15, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 15 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.15. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited

§ 7–1531.15. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation, therapy, research, education, or any other purpose, 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 $50,000, imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(b) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 16, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 16 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.16. Other prohibited acts

§ 7–1531.16. 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 $50,000, imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 17, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 17 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.17. Immunity

§ 7–1531.17. Immunity.
(a) A person that acts in accordance with this subchapter 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 under this subchapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in § 7-1531.08(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) relating to the individual’s relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 18, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 18 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.18. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity

§ 7–1531.18. 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 subchapter;
(2) The laws of the state or country where it was executed; or
(3) The laws of the state or country 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 the District of Columbia 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.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 19, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 19 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19. Establishment of the donor registry

§ 7–1531.19. Establishment of the donor registry.
There is established a donor registry for residents of the District of Columbia, which shall be maintained by the federally designated organ procurement organization serving the District of Columbia.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.01 and § 7-1531.19f.
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 20 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19a. Access to Registry information

§ 7–1531.19a. Access to Registry information.
Unless otherwise authorized by District of Columbia or federal law, information in the Registry shall be accessible only to:
(1) The organ procurement organization serving the District of Columbia; and
(2) An agency licensed in or authorized by the laws of another state, when a District resident is a donor of an anatomical gift and is not located in the District of Columbia at the time of donor’s death or immediately before the time of death.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20a, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19b. Sources of Registry information; confidentiality

§ 7–1531.19b. Sources of Registry information; confidentiality.
(a) The organ procurement organization:
(1) May acquire and use donor information from all available sources; and
(2) Shall acquire and use donor information from the Department of Motor Vehicles submitted in accordance with § 7-1531.19c and with any regulations promulgated pursuant to § 7-1531.19f.
(b) Personally identifiable information on the 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 whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20b, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19c. Department of Motor Vehicles transfer of Registry information requirements

§ 7–1531.19c. Department of Motor Vehicles transfer of Registry information requirements.
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall transfer to the designated organ procurement organization the name, gender, date of birth, and most recent address of any person who obtains a driver’s license or identification card and who has made or revoked an anatomical gift.
(b)(1) The initial transfer of donor information shall be transferred to the organ procurement organization by the Department of Motor Vehicles within 30 days of receipt of a written request from the organ procurement organization.
(2) All subsequent transfers of donor information, new and revisions to previously submitted information, shall be submitted monthly, or as otherwise determined by the Mayor, at no charge to the organ procurement organization.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20c, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.19b.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19d. Effect of amendment or revocation of anatomical gift upon Registry

§ 7–1531.19d. Effect of amendment or revocation of anatomical gift upon Registry.
(a) If a donor amends an anatomical gift, or revokes one or more, but not all, anatomical gifts, the Registry shall be promptly revised to reflect the gift or gifts as amended.
(b) If a donor revokes all anatomical gifts, the name of the former donor shall be promptly removed from the Registry.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20d, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19e. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry

§ 7–1531.19e. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry.
A person shall not be required to be listed in the Registry to be a donor.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20e, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.19f. Rulemaking for Registry

§ 7–1531.19f. Rulemaking for Registry.
The Mayor may issue rules necessary to implement the provisions of §§ 7-1531.19 through 7-1531.19e.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 20f, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.19b.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.20. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive

§ 7–1531.20. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the term:
(1) “Advance health-care directive” means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor’s direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor.
(2) “Declaration” means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life-support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
(3) “Health-care decision” means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
(b)(1) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health-care directive and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy, the prospective donor’s attending physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict.
(2) If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the prospective donor’s declaration or directive, or, if none or the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this subchapter to make health-care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the conflict.
(3) The conflict shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible.
(4) Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under § 7-1531.08.
(5) Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if withholding or withdrawing the measures is not contraindicated by appropriate end-of-life care.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 21, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 21 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.21. Cooperation between the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations

§ 7–1531.21. Cooperation between the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations.
(a) The Chief Medical Examiner and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations shall in good faith develop and agree upon protocols in a memorandum of understanding to achieve this objective and shall evaluate the effectiveness of the memorandum of understanding at regular intervals, but no less frequently than every 2 years.
(b) If the Chief Medical Examiner receives notice from a procurement organization that an anatomical gift might be available or was made with respect to a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner and a post-mortem examination is going to be performed, unless the Chief Medical Examiner denies recovery of a specific part or parts in accordance with § 7-1531.22, the Chief Medical Examiner, or designee, shall conduct a post-mortem examination of the body or the part in a manner and within a period compatible with its preservation for the purposes of the gift.
(c)(1) A part may not be removed from the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner for transplantation, therapy, research, or education unless the part is the subject of an anatomical gift and the Chief Medical Examiner has been notified before the part is removed from the decedent and has approved the removal.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner may not be delivered to a person for research or education unless the body is the subject of an anatomical gift.
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as precluding the Chief Medical Examiner from performing the medicolegal investigation upon the body or parts of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner.
(d) The body of a decedent under the jurisdiction of the Chief Medical Examiner may be delivered for use in an exhibition in connection with a governmental museum or institution of learning permanently located in the District of Columbia in accordance with § 43-120; provided, that the Chief Medical Examiner must be notified before the body is delivered for such purposes.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 22, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 22 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.23. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 7–1531.23. Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 24, 55 DCR 2532.)
Editor's Notes
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 24 of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (2006).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.24. Duties of hospitals and hospices

§ 7–1531.24. Duties of hospitals and hospices.
(a) Whenever a patient of a hospital or hospice dies, is determined to be a suitable candidate for organ or tissue donation, and has not made an anatomical gift by will or document of gift, a representative of the hospital or hospice shall, in accordance with § 7-1531.08, request a person authorized by that section to consent to an anatomical gift of all or part of the decedent’s body.
(b) The request required by subsection (a) of this section shall be made only if a procurement organization has notified the hospital or hospice that a donation can be properly obtained and used in a manner consistent with accepted medical standards.
(c) Upon the discovery of a properly executed document of gift or the receipt of a consent under subsection (a) of this section, a hospital or hospice shall immediately notify a procurement organization and shall cooperate in procuring the anatomical gift.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 25, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.25, § 7-1531.26, and § 7-1531.27.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.25. Organ preservation

§ 7–1531.25. Organ preservation.
(a) If a person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift of all or part of the decedent’s body is not reasonably available for a representative of a hospital to make the request required by § 7-1531.24, the hospital may use organ preservation equipment and techniques, including ventilators and in situ flushing and cooling equipment, to maintain the viability of the decedent’s organs in order to preserve the option of family members and other authorized persons to consider donation.
(b) If a hospital initiates the preservation of a decedent’s organs pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the hospital shall use all available means to locate a person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift. If a person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift cannot be located within a time period deemed reasonable by a designated medical professional, or declines to consent to an anatomical gift, the organ preservation procedure shall be discontinued.
(c) A person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to donate all or any part of a decedent’s body shall be given full disclosure of preservation techniques or preservation equipment used, if any.
(d) In the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, any person employed or authorized by a hospital to utilize organ preservation techniques pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability in connection with taking the medically necessary steps to preserve a decedent’s organs during the search for, or consultation with, a person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift.
(e) Neither a decedent nor relative or guardian of a decedent shall pay any costs associated with organ preservation.
(f) A hospital that initiates organ preservation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall bear all costs associated with the organ preservation upon the happening of any of the following:
(1) The recipient of the preserved organ is indigent;
(2) A person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift cannot be located within a time period deemed reasonable by a designated medical professional; or
(3) A person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent to an anatomical gift does not consent to an anatomical gift of all or part of a decedent’s body.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 26, 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(e), 56 DCR 1117.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in the section heading.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.26. Certificate requirement

§ 7–1531.26. Certificate requirement.
(a) Whenever a request for consent is made pursuant to § 7-1531.24, the hospital or hospice representative making the request shall complete a certificate of request for an anatomical gift on a form to be supplied by the Mayor. The certificate shall include the following:
(1) A statement indicating that a request for an anatomical gift was made;
(2) The name and affiliation of the person making the request;
(3) An indication of whether consent was granted and, if so, what organs and tissues were donated; and
(4) The name of the person granting or refusing the request, and his or her relationship to the decedent.
(b) A copy of the certificate described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included in the decedent’s medical record.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 27, 55 DCR 2532.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.27.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.27. Rules

§ 7–1531.27. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue all rules necessary to carry out the purposes of § 7-1531.24 and § 7-1531.26. These rules shall include, at a minimum:
(1) Standards for the training and qualification of those hospital and hospice representatives who have been designated to make consent requests pursuant to § 7-1531.24;
(2) Procedures to be used when making consent requests under § 7-1531.24; and
(3) Procedures to facilitate effective coordination among hospitals, hospices, other health-care facilities and agencies, organ and tissue banks, and procurement organizations.
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 28, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › § 7–1531.28. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

§ 7–1531.28. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
This subchapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, approved June 30, 2000 (114 Stat. 467; 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 described in section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. § 7003(b) ).
(Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 29, 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.01. Statement of policy and purpose

§ 7–1541.01. Statement of policy and purpose.
Because of the rapid medical progress in the field of tissue preservation, tissue transplantation, and tissue culture, and because it is in the public interest to aid the development of this field of medicine, it is the policy and purpose of Congress in enacting this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125 to encourage and aid the development of reconstructive medicine and surgery and the development of medico-surgical research by providing for the licensing and regulation of tissue banks, and by facilitating antemortem and postmortem authorizations for donations of tissue.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 534, Pub. L. 87-656, § 2.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1601.
1973 Ed., § 2-251.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1531.01 and § 43-125.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.02. Definitions

§ 7–1541.02. Definitions.
For the purposes of this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125, except where the context indicates a different meaning:
(1) Repealed.
(2) Repealed.
(3) Repealed.
(4) “Tissue bank” means a facility for the recovery, screening, testing, processing, storage, or distribution of tissue for the purposes set forth in subchapter II-A of this chapter [§ 7-1531.01 et seq.], and for the purposes of reconstructive medicine and surgery, and research and teaching in reconstructive medicine and surgery; provided, that the facility is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 534, Pub. L. 87-656, § 3; May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 270, Pub. L. 91-268, § 9(a); Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(e)(1), 55 DCR 2532; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 230(f), 56 DCR 1117.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1602.
1973 Ed., § 2-252.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-145 repealed pars. (1), (2), and (3) and rewrote par. (4), which had read as follows:
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction in par. (4).
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.04. Penalties; prosecutions

§ 7–1541.04. Penalties; prosecutions.
(a) Any person violating any provision of this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125, or any regulation made pursuant to this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125, shall be fined not more than $300, or be imprisoned for not more than 90 days. Prosecution for violations of this subchapter and the amendments to §§ 43-119 and 43-125 and regulations made pursuant thereto shall be brought in the name of the District of Columbia.
(b) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of this subchapter pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2. Adjudication of any infraction of this subchapter shall be pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 535, Pub. L. 87-656, § 5; Oct. 5, 1985, D.C. Law 6-42, § 430, 32 DCR 4450.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1604.
1973 Ed., § 2-254.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.05. Authorization by the Chief Medical Examiner. [Repealed]

§ 7–1541.05. Authorization by the Chief Medical Examiner. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 87-656, § 9; May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 270, Pub. L. 91-268, § 9(d); July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 579, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 160(b); Mar. 5, 1981, D.C. Law 3-145, § 2, 27 DCR 4663; Sept. 29, 1992, D.C. Law 9-157, § 3, 39 DCR 5686; Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172,§ 2919(b), 47 DCR 6308; Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(e)(3), 55 DCR 2532.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1605.
1973 Ed., § 2-258.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) amendment of section, see § 2919(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 2919(b) of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-438, October 20, 2000, 47 DCR 8740).
Editor's Notes
Mayor authorized to issue rules: Section 4 of D.C. Law 9-157 provided that the Mayor shall issue rules to implement the provisions of the act.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.05a. Authority of organ procurement organization acting on behalf of eye bank or tissue bank

§ 7–1541.05a. Authority of organ procurement organization acting on behalf of eye bank or tissue bank.
An organ procurement organization may screen, test, or recover eyes or tissues on behalf of an eye bank or tissue bank.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 537, Pub. L. 87-656, § 9a; as added Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(e)(4), 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.06. Exemptions from subchapter

§ 7–1541.06. Exemptions from subchapter.
Nothing in this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125 shall be construed:
(1) To prohibit funeral directors, licensed pursuant to §§ 3-405 and 3-406, from discharging their duties; or
(2) To prohibit or affect in any way the authority, duties, rights, or obligations vested, imposed, or granted by Chapter 2 of Title 3.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 537, Pub. L. 87-656, § 12; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-192, § 23, 33 DCR 7836.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1606.
1973 Ed., § 2-259.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.07. Construction

§ 7–1541.07. Construction.
Nothing in this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125 shall be construed so as to affect the authority vested in the Mayor by Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952. The performance of any function vested by this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125 in the Mayor or in any office or agency under the jurisdiction and control of said Mayor may be delegated by said Mayor in accordance with § 3 of such Plan.
(Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 537, Pub. L. 87-656, § 13.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-1607.
1973 Ed., § 2-260.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818,§ 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks › § 7–1541.08. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District. [Transferred]

§ 7–1541.08. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District. [Transferred]
Recodified as § 7-1551.01.
(May 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 218, Pub. L. 91-256; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 9, 36 DCR 492.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III-A - Transfer of Blood Components › § 7–1551.01. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District

§ 7–1551.01. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District.
(a) Any blood bank in the District of Columbia, holding an unsuspended and unrevoked license issued under § 262 of Title 42, United States Code, may transfer, for use in the District of Columbia, platelets and other components of blood in general use in the states (as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia), produced in such blood bank, to physicians licensed under Chapter 12 of Title 3, to District of Columbia hospitals, and to licensed private hospitals and other medical facilities in the District of Columbia.
(b) Section 262 of Title 42, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to any transfer made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(May 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 218, Pub. L. 91-256; May 10, 1989, D.C. Law 7-231, § 9, 36 DCR 492.)
Prior Codifications
2001 Ed., § 7-1541.08.
1981 Ed., § 2-1608.
1973 Ed., § 2-261.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 7-1541.08.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to the District of Columbia Council and to a Commissioner of the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III-B - Blood Donations by Minors › § 7–1551.31. Minor blood donations

§ 7–1551.31. Minor blood donations.
Provided that the minor meets all the health requirements for blood donation, a minor 16 years of age may donate blood with the written consent of a parent or legal guardian and a minor 17 years of age or more may donate blood without consent of a parent or legal guardian.
(Mar. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-287, § 2, 57 DCR 11495.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter III-B - Blood Donations by Minors › § 7–1551.32. Rules

§ 7–1551.32. Rules.
The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], shall issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter.
(Mar. 8, 2011, D.C. Law 18-287, § 3, 57 DCR 11495.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter IV - Organ and Tissue Donor Registry › § 7–1561.01. Establishment of the organ and tissue donor registry

§ 7–1561.01. Establishment of the organ and tissue donor registry
Repealed.
(July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 2, 53 DCR 4407; Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(f), 55 DCR 2532.)
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 7 - Human Health Care and Safety › Chapter 15 - Anatomical Parts › Subchapter IV - Organ and Tissue Donor Registry › § 7–1561.02. Access to Registry information

§ 7–1561.02. Access to Registry information.
Repealed.
(July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 3, 53 DCR 4407; Apr. 15, 2008, D.C. Law 17-145, § 30(f), 55 DCR 2532.)