(a) In this section:
(1) "Advance health care directive" means a power of attorney for health care or a record signed or authorized by a prospective donor containing the prospective donor's direction concerning a health care decision for the prospective donor.
(2) "Declaration" means a record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
(3) "Health care decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
(b) If a prospective donor has a declaration or advance health care directive, and the terms of the declaration or directive and the express or implied terms of a potential anatomical gift are in conflict with regard to the administration of measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of a part for transplantation or therapy the prospective donor's attending physician and prospective donor shall confer to resolve the conflict. If the prospective donor is incapable of resolving the conflict, an agent acting under the prospective donor's declaration or directive, or, if none, or the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this article to make health care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the conflict. The conflict must be resolved as expeditiously as possible. Information relevant to the resolution of the conflict may be obtained from the appropriate procurement organization and any other person authorized to make an anatomical gift for the prospective donor under Section 22-19-168. Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the part may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if withholding or withdrawing the measures is not contraindicated by appropriate end-of-life care.
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.