New Hampshire Statutes
§ 291-A:23 — Honoring an Individual's Decision to Donate
New Hampshire § 291-A:23
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXVICEMETERIES; BURIALS; DEAD BODIES
Ch. 291-AUNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 291-A:23 (2026).
Text
A person's decision to make a donation of that person's own body, organ, or tissue after death shall be honored and may not be revoked or amended by anyone after such individual's death. In the absence of a revocation or amendment by the individual prior to death, health care providers and procurement organizations shall act in accordance with the donor's decision and may take appropriate actions to effect the anatomical gift.
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Legislative History
2010, 111:1, eff. July 31, 2010. 2021, 218:1, eff. Oct. 22, 2021.
Nearby Sections
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§ 291-A:1
Short Title§ 291-A:12
Search and Notification§ 291-A:15
Coordination of Procurement and Use§ 291-A:16
Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited§ 291-A:17
Other Prohibited Acts§ 291-A:18
Immunity§ 291-A:19
Law Governing Validity; Choice of Law as to Execution of Document of Gift; Presumption of Validity§ 291-A:2
Definitions§ 291-A:20
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New Hampshire § 291-A:23, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/291-A/291-A%3A23.