Chapter 236

2009 -- S 0542 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 11/09/09

A N A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT

Introduced By: Senators C Levesque, Blais, Miller, and Walaska

Date Introduced: February 25, 2009

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 23-18.6.1-16 of the General Laws in Chapter 23-18.6.1 entitled

"Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-18.6.1-16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. -- (a) Except as otherwise provided

in subsection (b), a person that for valuable consideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for

transplantation or therapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after the

individual's death commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding fifty

thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceeding five (five) years, or both.

      (b) Subject to subsection (c) a A person may charge a reasonable amount for the

removal, processing, preservation, quality control, storage, transportation, implantation, or

disposal of a part.

(c) No physician, hospital or other health care provider may charge the donor’s estate or

family for any cost incurred in testing or removing a donor’s part, and such charge shall be void

and unenforceable.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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LC01469/SUB A

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