§ 29-2-16.1-20 — Declarations and advance health care directives; procurement organizations

Indiana § 29-2-16.1-20

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 2: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
• Ch. 16.1: Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney for
health care or a record signed by a prospective donor containing
the prospective donor's direction concerning a health care
decision for the prospective donor.
(2) "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor
specifying the circumstances under which a life support system
may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
(3) "Health care decision" means any decision made regarding the
health care of the prospective donor.
(b) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care
directive, unless the directive expressly states the contrary, hospitals
must use measures necessary to allow a procurement agency to
determine the medical suitability of an organ for transplantation or
therapy by insuring that life support is not withdrawn from the
prospective donor before consultation with the appropriate
procurement agency to determine medical potential for donation. The
procurement organization shall make every effort to determine donor
potential within approximately two (2) hours from the time the
procurement organization is contacted by the hospital. A hospital may,
in accordance with a donor's declaration or advance health care
directive, withdraw life support from the prospective donor if the
procurement organization has not made a determination of donor
potential within six (6) hours from the time the procurement
organization is contacted by the hospital.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.147-2007, SEC.12.