(a)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to subsection (f) of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part if the donor made:
(1)An anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–503 of this subtitle; or
(2)An amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle.
(b)A donor’s revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 4–501 or § 4–507 of this subtitle from making an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this section and subject to subsection (f) of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part if the donor made:
(1) An anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–503 of this subtitle; or
(2) An amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle.
(b) A donor’s revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 4–501 or § 4–507 of this subtitle from making an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–503 or § 4–508 of this subtitle.
(c) If a person other than a donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–503 of this subtitle, or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor’s body or part under § 4–508 of this subtitle.
(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part under § 4–504 of this subtitle by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under § 4–503 or § 4–508 of this subtitle.
(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 4–503 of this subtitle, an anatomical gift of a part is not a refusal to give another part or a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.
(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under § 4–503 of this subtitle, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in § 4–503 of this subtitle is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any other purpose by the donor or other person under § 4–503 or § 4–508 of this subtitle.
(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a reasonably available parent or guardian of the donor may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor’s body or part.
(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a reasonably available parent or guardian of the minor may revoke the minor’s refusal.