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§ 4-508. Anatomical gifts made by authorized persons

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2011

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Wills (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2011
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 4-508
§ 4-508. Anatomical gifts made by authorized persons
Currentness
Form of anatomical gift
(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 4-507 of this subtitle may make an anatomical gift:
(1) By a document of gift signed by the person making the gift; or
(2) By an oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.
Amendment or revocation of anatomical gift
(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an anatomical gift by a person authorized under § 4-507 of this subtitle may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by a reasonably available member of a prior class.
(2) If more than one member of a prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under § 4-507 of this subtitle may be:
(i) Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amendment; or
(ii) Revoked only if:
1. A majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revocation; or
2. The reasonably available members are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.
Time of revocation
(c) A revocation under subsection (b) of this section is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.

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Added by Acts 2011, c. 541, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2011.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 4-508, MD EST & TRST § 4-508
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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