Section 26:6-80 - Anatomical gift by living donor.

NJ Rev Stat § 26:6-80 (2019) (N/A)
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26:6-80 Anatomical gift by living donor.

4. Subject to the provisions of section 8 of P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-84), an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in section 5 of P.L.2008, c.50 (C.26:6-81) by:

a. the donor, if the donor is an adult, or if the donor is a minor 14 years of age or older, whether or not the minor is emancipated;

b. an agent of the donor, unless the advance directive for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;

c. a parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or

d. the donor's guardian.

An anatomical gift made by a minor donor shall remain valid when the minor reaches 18 years of age.

L.2008, c.50, s.4; amended 2017, c.377, s.1.