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...person, for research or education; (2) Subject to division (B) of this section, an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part; (3) An eye bank or tissue bank. (B) If an anatomical gift to an individual under division (A)(2) of this section cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part shall pass in accordance with division (G) of this s...

... to the hospital. (C) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to any of the following: (1) Disciplinary action under a collective bargaining agreement, if the person is covered by a collective bargaining agreement entered into under Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code; (2) Disciplinary action under section 124.34 of th...

...B) On or after an individual's death, a person in possession of a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift with respect to the individual 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 with respect to the individual or by a person to which the gift could pass under section 2108.11 of the Revised ...

...at any time after a donor's death, the person to which a part passes under section 2108.11 of the Revised Code may conduct any reasonable examination necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the body or part for its intended purpose. (D) Unless prohibited by law other than sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, an examination under division (B) or (C) of this section may include an examination ...

...of the Revised Code, the rights of the person to which a part passes under section 2108.11 of the Revised Code shall be superior to the rights of all others with respect to the part. The person may accept or reject an anatomical gift in whole or in part. Subject to the terms of the document of gift and sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised Code, a person that accepts an anatomical gift of an ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a physician or technician may remove a donated part from the body of a donor that the physician or technician is qualified to remove. (B) Neither the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certified nurse practitioner who attends the decedent at death nor the physician, certified nurse-midwife, clinical nurse specialist, or certifie...

...Each hospital in this state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

...ed in division (B) of this section, no person shall, for valuable consideration, knowingly purchase or sell a part for transplantation or therapy if removal 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.

...(A) A person who acts in accordance with sections 2108.01 to 2108.29 of the Revised 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 th...

....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.

... laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, 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...

... willingness to become a donor: (a) A person applying for or renewing a driver's license; (b) A person applying for or renewing an identification card; (c) A person applying for or renewing a motor vehicle registration. (3) The registrar or deputy registrar shall provide to any applicant who wishes to certify the applicant's willingness to become a donor the form set forth in division (C)(2) of section 2133.0...

...s used in this section: (1) "Eligible person" means a person who is all of the following: (a) A resident of this 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 sec...

...he prospective donor's guardians of the person; (i) The persons, other than those in divisions (C)(2)(a) to (h) of this section, to whom the prospective donor has assigned the right of disposition for the prospective donor's body pursuant to section 2108.70 of the Revised Code or who have the right of disposition for the prospective donor's body at the time of death as described in section 2108.81 of the Revised Co...

...As used in this section and sections 2108.26 to 2108.272 of the Revised Code, "coroner" includes a medical examiner. A coroner shall cooperate with procurement organizations as described in sections 2108.26 to 2108.271 of the Revised Code to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education.

...On request of a procurement organization, a coroner shall, if such information is available, release to the procurement organization the name, contact information, and available medical and social history of a decedent whose body is under the jurisdiction of the coroner. If the decedent's body or part is medically suitable for life-saving organ transplantation or therapy, the coroner shall release ...

...esults, 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.

...A person that has any information requested by a coroner pursuant to section 2108.261 of the Revised Code shall provide that information as expeditiously as possible to allow the coroner to conduct the medicolegal investigation within a period compatible with the preservation of parts for the purpose of life-saving organ transplantation or therapy.

...A coroner and procurement organization shall cooperate 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 dece...

...If an 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 desi...

...A coroner and a procurement organization shall enter into an agreement establishing protocols and procedures governing 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...

...In the absence of an agreement entered into under section 2108.265 of the Revised Code establishing protocols and procedures governing the relations between a coroner and a procurement organization, if the coroner intends to deny recovery of an 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...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if the coroner or the coroner's designee denies 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...

...If a procurement 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.