§ 35-5-207 — Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal

Wyoming § 35-5-207

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 5: ANATOMICAL GIFTS AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
• Art. 2: REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT

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(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of
the individual's body or part by:
(i) A record signed by:
(A) The individual; or
(B) Subject to subsection (b) of this section,
another individual acting at the direction of the individual if
the individual is physically unable to sign.
(ii) The individual's will, whether or not the will
is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's
death; or
(iii) Any form of communication made by the
individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury
addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom
is a disinterested witness.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (a)(i)(B) of
this section shall:
(i) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least
one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at
the request of the individual; and
(ii) State that it has been signed and witnessed as
provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection.
(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or
revoke the refusal:
(i) In the manner provided in subsection (a) of this
section for making a refusal;
(ii) By subsequently making an anatomical gift
pursuant to W.S. 35-5-205 that is inconsistent with the refusal;
or
(iii) By destroying or cancelling the record
evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to
make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 35-5-208(h), in
the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual
set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to
make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars
all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the
individual's body or part.