Title 23
Health and Safety

Chapter 18.6.1
Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.6.1-20

§ 23-18.6.1-20. Donor registry.

(a) A donor registry must:

(1) Allow a donor or other person authorized pursuant to this chapter to include an individual on the donor registry who has made an anatomical gift;

(2) Be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift; and

(3) Be accessible for purposes of subdivisions (1) and (2) seven (7) days a week on a twenty-four (24) hour basis.

(b) Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor, or person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made an anatomical gift.

History of Section.
P.L. 2007, ch. 476, § 2.