§ 4-504. Persons eligible to become donees of anatomical gifts.
(a) In general.- The persons listed in this section are eligible to receive gifts of human bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated.
(b) Hospital, surgeon, or physician.-
(1) Any licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician may receive a gift for medical education, research, advancement of medical science, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(2) A licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician that receives a gift for the purpose of a transplantation may not bill the estate of the donor, a surviving spouse of the donor, any heirs of the donor, or an insurer of the donor for the costs associated with the removal of the gift.
(c) Medical school.- An accredited medical school, college, or university engaged in medical education or research may receive a gift for therapy, educational research, or medical science purposes.
(d) Storage of blood or human organs.- Any licensed person operating a bank or storage facility for blood, arteries, eyes, pituitaries, or other human parts may receive a gift for use in medical education, research, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(e) Specified donee.- Any specified donee may receive a gift for therapy or transplantation needed by him.
(f) Federally designated organ procurement organization.- The federally designated organ procurement organization for the region in which the hospital is located may receive a gift for use in accordance with federal and State policies regarding organ allocation.
§ 4-504. Persons eligible to become donees of anatomical gifts.
(a) In general.- The persons listed in this section are eligible to receive gifts of human bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated.
(b) Hospital, surgeon, or physician.-
(1) Any licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician may receive a gift for medical education, research, advancement of medical science, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(2) A licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician that receives a gift for the purpose of a transplantation may not bill the estate of the donor, a surviving spouse of the donor, any heirs of the donor, or an insurer of the donor for the costs associated with the removal of the gift.
(c) Medical school.- An accredited medical school, college, or university engaged in medical education or research may receive a gift for therapy, educational research, or medical science purposes.
(d) Storage of blood or human organs.- Any licensed person operating a bank or storage facility for blood, arteries, eyes, pituitaries, or other human parts may receive a gift for use in medical education, research, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(e) Specified donee.- Any specified donee may receive a gift for therapy or transplantation needed by him.
(f) Federally designated organ procurement organization.- The federally designated organ procurement organization for the region in which the hospital is located may receive a gift for use in accordance with federal and State policies regarding organ allocation.
§ 4-504. Persons eligible to become donees of anatomical gifts.
(a) In general.- The persons listed in this section are eligible to receive gifts of human bodies or parts of them for the purposes stated.
(b) Hospital, surgeon, or physician.-
(1) Any licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician may receive a gift for medical education, research, advancement of medical science, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(2) A licensed hospital, surgeon, or physician that receives a gift for the purpose of a transplantation may not bill the estate of the donor, a surviving spouse of the donor, any heirs of the donor, or an insurer of the donor for the costs associated with the removal of the gift.
(c) Medical school.- An accredited medical school, college, or university engaged in medical education or research may receive a gift for therapy, educational research, or medical science purposes.
(d) Storage of blood or human organs.- Any licensed person operating a bank or storage facility for blood, arteries, eyes, pituitaries, or other human parts may receive a gift for use in medical education, research, therapy, or transplantation to individuals.
(e) Specified donee.- Any specified donee may receive a gift for therapy or transplantation needed by him.
(f) Federally designated organ procurement organization.- The federally designated organ procurement organization for the region in which the hospital is located may receive a gift for use in accordance with federal and State policies regarding organ allocation.
