HB 2106 -- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

Sponsor:  Cooper (155)

This bill changes the laws regarding the Uniform Anatomical Gift
Act, promotes uniformity of the law among states, and defines
"anatomical gift" as a donation of all or part of a human body
after death.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Requires coroners and medical examiners to cooperate with a
procurement organization to maximize the opportunity to recover
anatomical gifts;

(2)  Specifies additional requirements for coroners and medical
examiners to follow regarding anatomical gifts;

(3)  Requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to
establish or contract for the establishment of a first person
consent organ and tissue donor registry;

(4)  Specifies which documents are acceptable to make an
anatomical gift;

(5)  Specifies how an anatomical gift can be revoked;

(6)  Allows an individual to refuse to make an anatomical gift;

(7)  Specifies who is authorized to make an anatomical gift of a
deceased individual's body and to whom an anatomical gift can be
made;

(8)  Allows emergency personnel and hospital staff to search a
deceased or near-death individual for documentation as a donor;

(9)  Specifies that, upon referral of a potential donor, a
procurement organization will search a donor registry and other
applicable records to determine if the individual has made an
anatomical gift;

(10)  Allows a procurement organization to conduct a medical exam
to ensure medical suitability of the donation;

(11)  Prohibits the attending physician at death or the physician
who determines the time of death from participating in the
removal or transplantation of a body part of the deceased;

(12)  Specifies that a person who knowingly purchases or sells a
body part for transplantation will be guilty of a felony and
subject to a fine of up to $50,000, imprisonment not exceeding
five years, or both; and

(13)  Requires the Department of Revenue to cooperate with a
state-established donor registry.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
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