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§ 2200.6A. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 63. Public Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 46. Anatomical Gift Act (Refs & Annos)
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 2200.6A
§ 2200.6A. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death
Currentness
A. Subject to Section 8 of this act,1 a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 4 of this act2 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
1. A record signed by:
a. the donor,
b. the other person, or
c. subject to subsection B of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or
2. A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.
B. A record signed pursuant to subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section must:
1. Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and
2. State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection.
C. Subject to Section 8 of this act, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 4 of this act may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
D. A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.
E. A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection A of this section.

Credits

Laws 2009, c. 139, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.

Footnotes

1
Title 63, § 2200.8A.
2
Title 63, § 2200.4A.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 2200.6A, OK ST T. 63 § 2200.6A
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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