Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2355 – Delivery of document of gift; right to examine
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2355
- Document of gift: means a donor card or other record used to make an anatomical gift. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Donor: means a person whose body or part is the subject of an anatomical gift. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- gift: means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the death of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Part: means an organ, an eye, or tissue of a human being. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
- Refusal: means a record created pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:2351
A. A document of gift need not be delivered during the lifetime of the donor to be effective.
B. Upon or after the death of the donor, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift shall allow examination and copying of the document of gift or refusal by a person authorized to make or object to the making of an anatomical gift or by a person to which the gift may pass in accordance with this Part.
Acts 1968, No. 651, §1; Acts 2010, No. 937, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.