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...rdination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

...oval of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the individual's death. (B) A person may charge a reasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

...No person shall intentionally falsify, forge, conceal, deface, or obliterate a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal in order to obtain a financial gain.

...evised Code or with the applicable anatomical gift laws of another state, or attempts in good faith to do so, is not liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution, or administrative proceeding. (B) Neither the person making the anatomical gift nor the donor's estate is liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.

...ining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended, or revoked under sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in division (A)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 2108.09 of the Revised Code relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is untrue.

..., or was a resident or national at the time the document of gift was executed. (B) If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state shall govern the interpretation of the document of gift. (C) A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.

...greed to make an anatomical gift at the time of application or renewal of a driver's license, identification card, or motor vehicle registration as provided in division (A)(1) or (2) of section 2108.05 of the Revised Code. The registry shall be fully operational not later than July 1, 2002. (2) The registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall ask whether each of the following wishes to certify the appli...

...s state; (b) Eligible to make an anatomical gift under division (A) of section 2108.04 of the Revised Code; (c) Not already included in the donor registry established under section 2108.23 of the Revised Code. (2) "Issuer" means the chief of the division of wildlife and agents authorized under section 1533.13 of the Revised Code to issue hunting and fishing licenses. (B)(1) Beginning on August 1, 2025, an is...

...for the prospective donor's body at the time of death as described in section 2108.81 of the Revised Code. (D) If an appropriate individual entitled to resolve a conflict between the terms of a prospective donor's advance health-care directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift as described in division (C) of this section is not reasonably available to resolve the conflict, is incapacit...

...maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

...ults or other information received from the coroner only if relevant to life-saving organ transplantation or therapy.

...A coroner may conduct a medicolegal examination by reviewing all medical records, laboratory test results, x-rays, other diagnostic results, and other information that any person possesses about a donor or prospective donor whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner which the coroner determines may be relevant to the investigation.

...colegal investigation within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of life-saving organ transplantation or therapy.

...ate in the timely removal of a part from a decedent for the purpose of life-saving organ transplantation or therapy if an anatomical gift has been or might be made of the part and either of the following is the case: (A) The decedent's body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner and a post-mortem examination or autopsy is not required. (B) The decedent has been referred to the coroner for post-mortem...

... anatomical gift of a part from a decedent under the jurisdiction of the coroner has been or might be made and, after any necessary consultation with the prosecuting attorney, it is determined that the recovery of the part could interfere with the determination of the decedent's cause or manner of death, the coroner shall communicate with a procurement organization or physician or technician designate...

...the relations between them when an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner has been or might be made, but the coroner believes that the recovery of the part could interfere with the post-mortem investigation into the decedent's cause or manner of death. Decisions regarding the recovery of the part from the decedent shall be made in accordance with the...

... organ for transplantation or therapy from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner, the coroner or the coroner's designee, at the request of the procurement organization, shall attend the removal procedure for the organ before making a final determination not to allow the procurement organization to recover the organ. During the removal procedure, the coroner or the coroner's de...

...recovery of an organ, tissue, or eye from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner, the coroner or designee shall do all of the following: (1) Explain in a record the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part; (2) Include in the records of the coroner the specific reasons for not allowing recovery of the part; (3) Provide a record with the specific reasons for not allowing...

... organization refuses to accept an anatomical gift of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of a coroner, the organization shall explain to the coroner, in writing, the organization's reasons for not accepting the part.

....266 of the Revised Code, the procurement organization shall, on the coroner's request, cooperate with the coroner in any documentation of injuries and the preservation and collection of evidence prior to and during the recovery of the part and shall provide the coroner with a record describing the condition of the part, a biopsy, a photograph, and any other information and observations that would ...

...If a coroner or a coroner's designee attends a removal procedure under section 2108.266 of the Revised Code, on request of the coroner or coroner's designee the procurement organization requesting the recovery of the organ shall reimburse the office of the coroner for the additional costs incurred in attending the removal procedure. Any reimbursement made under this section shall be applied directly to,...

...de shall be conducted within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

...ction for denying recovery of a part from a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner.

...he Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act enacted in sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

...ic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act," 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(a) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7001, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in division 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. 7003(b). Nothing in this section, or sections 2108.01 to 2108.28 of the Revised Code, negates the applicability of sections 1306.01 to 1306....