Virginia Code 54.1-2818.4: Immunity from liability for services after organ and tissue donation.
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Unless such act, decision, or omission resulted from bad faith or malicious intent, any funeral service establishment, funeral service licensee, crematory, or registered crematory that receives a body following donation of organs, tissues, or eyes shall be immune from civil liability for any failure to restore such decedent‘s form or features in a manner acceptable for viewing prior to the final disposition of the remains.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 54.1-2818.4
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Funeral service establishment: means any main establishment, branch, or chapel that is permanently affixed to the real estate and for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the local building official where any part of the profession of funeral directing, the practice of funeral services, or the act of embalming is performed. See Virginia Code 54.1-2800
- Funeral service licensee: means a person who is licensed in the practice of funeral services. See Virginia Code 54.1-2800
2009, c. 811.