(a) Any person who is seventeen years of age or older shall have the legal capacity, without written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body, in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.
(b) Any person who is sixteen years of age shall have the legal capacity, with written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.
(P.A. 83-294; P.A. 21-26, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 21-26 designated existing provision re 17-year-olds as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re 16-year-olds to donate blood or any component thereof with written authorization of parent or guardian, effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368i - Anatomical Donations
Section 19a-270. (Formerly Sec. 19-139). - Bodies for anatomical purposes.
Section 19a-270a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-283). - Disposition of remains of bodies.
Section 19a-270b. (Formerly Sec. 19a-284). - Bodies to be used for medical study.
Section 19a-271 to 19a-279. - Donation of bodies for anatomical purposes: Generally.
Section 19a-282. (Formerly Sec. 19-140). - When the delivery of bodies is prohibited.
Section 19a-285a. - Donation of blood by minors.
Section 19a-287. (Formerly Sec. 19-144). - Penalty.
Section 19a-288. (Formerly Sec. 19-145). - Delivering or receiving corpse for speculation; penalty.
Section 19a-289. - Short title: Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
Section 19a-289a. - Definitions.
Section 19a-289c. - Persons who may make an anatomical gift during the life of the donor.
Section 19a-289d. - Methods of making anatomical gifts.
Section 19a-289e. - Methods of amending or revoking an anatomical gift.
Section 19a-289f. - Methods of refusing to make an anatomical gift.
Section 19a-289g. - Effect of anatomical gift, amendment, revocation or refusal.
Section 19a-289i. - Methods of making or revoking an anatomical gift of a decedent.
Section 19a-289j. - Persons who may receive an anatomical gift. Purpose of anatomical gift.
Section 19a-289l. - Delivery of document of gift.
Section 19a-289n. - Agreements between hospitals and procurement organizations.
Section 19a-289p. - Prohibited acts re document of gift.
Section 19a-289r. - Choice of law.
Section 19a-289s. - Requirements re donor registry.
Section 19a-289u. - Uniformity of application and construction of act.
Section 19a-289v. - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.