First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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     HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1628



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning health.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 29-2-16-2.5; (01)HE1628.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 29-2-16-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies if:
        (1) a donor makes an anatomical gift in writing under section 2(a) of this chapter or IC 9-24-17; and
        (2) the gift is not revoked by:
            (A) the donor before the donor's death; or
            (B) a guardian under section 11 of this chapter.
    (b) The individuals identified in section 2(b) of this chapter have no legal standing or authority to:
        (1) modify a deceased donor's gift of any part of the donor's body made in writing under section 2 of this chapter or IC 9-24-17; or
        (2) prevent the donor's anatomical gift from being made.
    (c) This section does not limit the individuals identified in section 2(b) of this chapter from:
        (1) making a gift of all or any part of a decedent's body; or
        (2) revoking a gift of all or any part of a decedent's body;
as provided in section 2(b) of this chapter.
    (d) Actual notice obtained by:
        (1) a recovery agency acting under section 3.5(a) of this chapter; or
        (2) a hospital acting under section 3.5(b) of this chapter;
of an individual's written anatomical gift that is made under section 2(a) of this chapter or IC 9-24-17 creates a rebuttable presumption that the individual made an anatomical gift for purposes of this section.
    (e) Actual notice obtained by:
        (1) a recovery agency acting under section 3.5(a) of this chapter; or
        (2) a hospital acting under section 3.5(b) of this chapter;
of an individual's written revocation of an anatomical gift that is made under section 2(a) of this chapter or IC 9-24-17 creates a rebuttable presumption that the individual revoked the anatomical gift for purposes of this section.

    (f) A health care provider is immune from civil liability for following a donor's unrevoked anatomical gift directive under this chapter or IC 9-24-17.
SOURCE: IC 29-2-16-3.5; (01)HE1628.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 29-2-16-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 3.5. (a) If:
        (1) a hospital's designated organ recovery agency determines that an individual whose death is imminent or who has died is medically suitable for organ donation;
        (2) a hospital's designated organ recovery agency, in the absence of alternative arrangements by the hospital, and:
            (A) using the standards of a potential tissue and eye donor;
            (B) using the notification protocol developed by the hospital; and
            (C) consulting with the hospital's designated tissue recovery agency and eye recovery agency;
        determines that an individual whose death is imminent or who has died is medically suitable for tissue or eye donation;
        (3) a hospital's designated tissue recovery agency determines that an individual whose death is imminent or who has died is medically suitable for tissue donation; or
        (4) a hospital's designated eye tissue recovery agency determines that an individual whose death is imminent or who has died is medically suitable for eye donation;
the respective recovery agency shall attempt to ascertain whether the individual has made a written anatomical gift under section 2(a) of this chapter or under IC 9-24-17 and, if so, whether the individual has subsequently revoked the anatomical gift in writing. The recovery agency shall consult with the individuals identified in

section 2(b) of this chapter who are reasonably available and may consult with any other sources that are available to the recovery agency.
    (b) The recovery agency shall provide to the following any information obtained by the recovery agency under subsection (a):
        (1) The hospital.
        (2) The attending physician.
        (3) The physician who certified the individual's death if there is not an attending physician.
    (c) A recovery agency identified in subsection (a) may enter into a written agreement with a hospital to allow the hospital to ascertain whether an individual made a written anatomical gift under subsection 2(a) of this chapter or IC 9-24-17 and whether any subsequent written revocation of the anatomical gift occurred.
    (d) The hospital shall provide to the following any information obtained by the hospital under subsection (c):

         (1) The recovery agency.
        (2) The attending physician.
        (3) The physician who certified the individual's death if there is not an attending physician.
    (e) A hospital or a recovery agency is immune from civil liability for determining in good faith and in compliance with this section that:
        (1) an individual made a written anatomical gift; or
        (2) an individual subsequently made a written revocation of an anatomical gift.

SOURCE: IC 29-2-16-4.5; (01)HE1628.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 29-2-16-4.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4.5. (a) A coroner may release and permit the removal of a part from a body within the coroner's custody, for transplantation or therapy only, if all of the following occur:
        (1) The coroner receives a request for a part from a hospital, physician, surgeon, or procurement organization.
        (2) The coroner makes a reasonable effort, taking into account the useful life of a part, to locate and examine the decedent's medical records and inform individuals listed in section 2(b) of this chapter of their option to make or object to making a gift under this chapter.
        (3) The coroner does not know of a refusal or contrary indication by the decedent or an objection by an individual having priority to act as listed in section 2(b) of this chapter.
        (4) The removal will be by:
            (A) a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5; or
            (B) in the case of removal of an eye or part of an eye, by an individual described in section 4(e) of this chapter and under IC 36-2-14-19.
        (5) The removal will not interfere with any autopsy or investigation.
        (6) The removal will be in accordance with accepted medical standards.
        (7) Cosmetic restoration will be done, if appropriate.
    (b) If the body is not within the custody of the coroner, the medical examiner may release and permit the removal of any part from a body in the medical examiner's custody for transplantation or therapy if the requirements of subsection (a) are met.
    (c) A person under this section who releases or permits the removal of a part shall maintain a permanent record of the name of the decedent, the individual making the request, the date and purpose of the request, the body part requested, and the person to whom it was released.
SOURCE: IC 29-2-16-7.5; (01)HE1628.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 29-2-16-7.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 7.5. (a) The individual's attending physician, or, if none, the:
        (1) physician that certifies the individual's death;
        (2) hospital where the individual is admitted;
        (3) hospital where the individual's remains are being kept; or
        (4) individual identified in section 2(b) of this chapter;
may petition the probate court in the county where the remains of the individual who is the subject to the petition are located, or the county in which the individual died, for the information referred to in subsection (b).
    (b) A person identified in subsection (a) may petition the probate court specified in subsection (a) to determine whether the individual:
        (1) made a written anatomical gift under section 2(a) of this chapter or IC  9-24-17, for purposes of section 2.5 of this chapter; or
        (2) made a written revocation of an anatomical gift under section 2(a) of this chapter or under IC 9-24-17, for purposes of section 2.5 of this chapter.
    (c) If the probate court determines under subsection (b) of this chapter that the individual made a written anatomical gift that was not subsequently revoked in writing by the individual, the court

shall order that the anatomical gift of an organ, tissue, or an eye be recovered.
    (d) The probate court may modify or waive notice and a hearing if the court determines that a delay would have a serious adverse effect on:
        (1) the medical viability of the individual; or
        (2) the viability of the individual's anatomical gift of an organ, tissue, or an eye.

SOURCE: IC 34-30-2-123.5; (01)HE1628.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 34-30-2-123.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 123.5. IC 29-2-16-2.5 (Concerning health care provider immunity and anatomical gifts).
SOURCE: IC 34-30-2-123.7; (01)HE1628.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 34-30-2-123.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 123.7. IC 29-2-16-3.5 (Concerning hospital and recovery agency immunity and anatomical gifts).


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