Connecticut § 19a-289k Persons responsible for making a reasonable search of donor intent to make an anatomical gift.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-289k — Persons responsible for making a reasonable search of donor intent to make an anatomical gift.

Connecticut § 19a-289k

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368iAnatomical Donations

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-289k (2026).

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(a)The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

(1)A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and (2) if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

(b)If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located as a result of the search required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom such search relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting su

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(a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal: (1) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and (2) if no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital. (b) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located as a result of the search required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the individual or deceased individual to whom such search relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting such search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital. (c) A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section, but may be subject to administrative sanctions.