[§327-21]  Effect of anatomical gift on
advance health-care directive.  (a)  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 body part for transplantation or therapy,
the prospective donor's attending physician and prospective donor shall confer
to resolve the conflict.  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 if the agent is not reasonably available, another
person authorized by law other than this chapter to make health-care decisions
on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the
conflict.  The conflict shall be resolved as expeditiously as possible. 
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 section 327-9.  Before
resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical
suitability of the body part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the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.



(b)  As used in this section:



"Advance health-care directive" means
a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective
donor's direction concerning a health-care decision for the prospective donor
or a power of attorney for health care.



"Declaration" means a record signed
by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support
system may be withheld or withdrawn.



"Health-care decision" means any
decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor. [L 2008, c 122, pt
of §1]