A. In this section:
"Advance health-care directive" means an advance directive executed by a prospective donor as provided in the Health Care Decisions Act (§ 54.1-2981 et seq.).
"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record signed by a prospective donor specifying the circumstances under which a life support system may be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor.
"Health care decision" means any decision regarding the health care of the prospective donor.
B. If a prospective donor has a declaration or an 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 the 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 there is no declaration or directive, or the agent is not reasonably available, another person authorized by law other than this Act, to make health care decisions on behalf of the prospective donor, shall act for the donor to resolve the conflict. The conflict shall 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 § 32.1-291.9. Before resolution of the conflict, measures necessary to ensure the medical suitability of an organ for transplantation or therapy may not be withheld or withdrawn from the prospective donor if withholding or withdrawing the measures is not contraindicated by appropriate end-of-life care.
2007, cc. 92, 907; 2008, c. 82.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 8 - Postmortem Examinations and Services
§ 32.1-277. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; central and district offices and facilities
§ 32.1-278. Appointment and qualifications of Chief Medical Examiner
§ 32.1-279. Duties of Chief Medical Examiner; teaching legal medicine
§ 32.1-281. Commissioner may obtain additional services and facilities
§ 32.1-282.1. Per diem medicolegal death investigators
§ 32.1-283. Investigation of deaths; obtaining consent to removal of organs, etc.; fees
§ 32.1-291.1. Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; short title
§ 32.1-291.3. Applicability of Act
§ 32.1-291.4. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 32.1-291.5. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 32.1-291.6. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death
§ 32.1-291.7. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal
§ 32.1-291.8. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation
§ 32.1-291.9. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
§ 32.1-291.10. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part
§ 32.1-291.11. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift
§ 32.1-291.12. Search and notification
§ 32.1-291.13. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine
§ 32.1-291.14. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others
§ 32.1-291.15. Coordination of procurement and use
§ 32.1-291.16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalty
§ 32.1-291.16. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited; penalty
§ 32.1-291.17. Falsification, etc of document of gift; penalty
§ 32.1-291.21. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive
§ 32.1-291.22. Cooperation between Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organization
§ 32.1-291.24. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 32.1-291.25. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 32.1-292.2. The Virginia Donor Registry
§ 32.1-296. Determination of death
§ 32.1-297. Action for implied warranty in connection with transfer of blood or human tissue
§ 32.1-297.1. The Virginia Transplant Council
§ 32.1-297.2. Discrimination prohibited
§ 32.1-298. Notification of Commissioner and delivery of bodies
§ 32.1-299. Distribution of bodies
§ 32.1-300. Records of bodies distributed
§ 32.1-301. Burial, cremation, or return of bodies after scientific study
§ 32.1-302. Importation of anatomical material
§ 32.1-303. Penalty for trafficking in bodies