§ 194.230 — Amendment or revocation, procedure.

Missouri § 194.230

• Jurisdiction: Missouri
• Title XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
• Ch. 194: Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies

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1.  Subject to section 194.240 , a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 194.220 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:

(1)  A record signed by:

(a)  The donor;

(b)  The other person; or

(c)  Subject to subsection 2 of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or

(2)  A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.

2.  A record signed under paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section shall:

(1)  Be witnessed by at least two adults at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and

(2)  State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.

3.  Subject to section 194.240 , a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 194.220 may revoke the gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or a portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.

4.  A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.

5.  A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection 1 of this section.

Legislative History

(L. 1969 S.B. 43 § 3, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1026, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1139)