(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:
(1) a record signed by:
(A) the individual; or
(B) subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;
(2) the individual's will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or
(3) any form of communication made by the individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) must:
(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 individual; and
(2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1).
(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:
(1) in the manner provided in subsection (a) for making a refusal;
(2) by subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 22-19-164 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or
(3) by destroying or canceling 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 Section 22-19-167(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.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.
Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.
Article 9 - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Section 22-19-160 - Short Title.
Section 22-19-161 - Definitions.
Section 22-19-162 - Applicability.
Section 22-19-163 - Who May Make Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 22-19-164 - Manner of Making Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 22-19-165 - Amending or Revoking Anatomical Gift Before Donor's Death.
Section 22-19-166 - Refusal to Make Anatomical Gift; Effect of Refusal.
Section 22-19-167 - Preclusive Effect of Anatomical Gift, Amendment, or Revocation.
Section 22-19-168 - Who May Make Anatomical Gift of Decedent's Body or Part.
Section 22-19-170 - Persons That May Receive Anatomical Gift; Purpose of Anatomical Gift.
Section 22-19-171 - Search and Notification.
Section 22-19-172 - Delivery of Document of Gift Not Required; Right to Examine.
Section 22-19-173 - Rights and Duties of Procurement Organization and Others.
Section 22-19-174 - Coordination of Procurement and Use.
Section 22-19-175 - Sale or Purchase of Parts Prohibited.
Section 22-19-176 - Other Prohibited Acts.
Section 22-19-179 - Donor Registry.
Section 22-19-180 - Effect of Anatomical Gift on Advance Health Care Directive.
Section 22-19-181 - Cooperation Between Coroner, Medical Examiner, and Procurement Organization.
Section 22-19-183 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.
Section 22-19-184 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.