Connecticut General Statutes 19a-289g – Effect of anatomical gift, amendment, revocation or refusal
(a) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to the provisions of 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 § 19a-289d or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289e.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-289g
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
(b) A donor’s revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289e is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 19a-289c or 19a-289h from making an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289d or 19a-289i.
(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289d or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289e, another person may not make, amend or revoke the gift of the donor’s body or part under § 19a-289i.
(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part under § 19a-289e by a person other than the donor shall not preclude another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under § 19a-289d or 19a-289i.
(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 19a-289c, (1) 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; and (2) an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 19a-289c 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 § 19a-289d or 19a-289i.
(f) 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.
(g) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor’s refusal.