Indiana Code 29-2-16.1-11. Searches for documents of gift or refusal
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Sec. 11. (a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death in a hospital for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:
(2) A tissue bank.
(1) An organ procurement organization.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 29-2-16.1-11
- 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.
(3) An eye bank.
(4) 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) 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 civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to criminal liability or administrative sanctions.
As added by P.L.147-2007, SEC.12.