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Subchapter I - Buying and Selling of Human Body Parts Prohibited
§ 7–1501.01. “Human body parts” defined; prohibited acts - (a) For the purposes of this subchapter, the term “human...
§ 7–1501.02. Penalties; prosecutions - (a) Any person violating any provision of this subchapter or...
§ 7–1501.03. Rules - The Mayor may issue rules to implement the provisions of...
Subchapter II - Anatomical Gifts
§ 7–1509.01. Organ preservation [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.01. Definitions; short title [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.02. Persons eligible to execute gifts; nonacceptance by donee; rights of donee created by gift [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.03. Persons who may become donees; purposes for which gifts may be made [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.04. Manner of executing gifts [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.05. Delivery of documents of gift [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.06. Amendment or revocation of gift [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.07. Duties of donee; determination of time of death; immunity [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.08. Construction [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.09. Duties of hospitals and hospices [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.10. Certificate requirement [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
§ 7–1521.11. Rules [Repealed] - Repealed. (May 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 266, Pub. L. 91-268,...
Subchapter II-A - Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
§ 7–1531.01. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter and, unless specifically provided...
§ 7–1531.02. Applicability - This subchapter applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to,...
§ 7–1531.03. Who may make anatomical gift before donor’s death - Subject to § 7-1531.07, an anatomical gift of a donor’s...
§ 7–1531.04. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor’s death - (a) A donor may make an anatomical gift: (1) By...
§ 7–1531.05. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor’s death - (a) Subject to § 7-1531.07, a donor or other person...
§ 7–1531.06. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal - (a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift...
§ 7–1531.07. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) of this...
§ 7–1531.08. Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section...
§ 7–1531.09. Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part - (a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under...
§ 7–1531.10. Persons that may receive anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift - (a) An anatomical gift may be made to the following...
§ 7–1531.11. Search and notification - (a) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of...
§ 7–1531.12. Delivery of document of gift not required; right to examine - (a) A document of gift need not be delivered during...
§ 7–1531.13. Rights and duties of procurement organization and others - (a) When a hospital or hospice refers an individual who...
§ 7–1531.14. Coordination of procurement and use - Each hospital in the District of Columbia shall enter into...
§ 7–1531.15. Sale or purchase of parts prohibited - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...
§ 7–1531.16. Other prohibited acts - A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain,...
§ 7–1531.17. Immunity - (a) A person that acts in accordance with this subchapter...
§ 7–1531.18. Law governing validity; choice of law as to execution of document of gift; presumption of validity - (a) A document of gift is valid if executed in...
§ 7–1531.19. Establishment of the donor registry - There is established a donor registry for residents of the...
§ 7–1531.19a. Access to Registry information - Unless otherwise authorized by District of Columbia or federal law,...
§ 7–1531.19b. Sources of Registry information; confidentiality - (a) The organ procurement organization: (1) May acquire and use...
§ 7–1531.19c. Department of Motor Vehicles transfer of Registry information requirements - (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall transfer to the...
§ 7–1531.19d. Effect of amendment or revocation of anatomical gift upon Registry - (a) If a donor amends an anatomical gift, or revokes...
§ 7–1531.19e. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry - A person shall not be required to be listed in...
§ 7–1531.19f. Rulemaking for Registry - The Mayor may issue rules necessary to implement the provisions...
§ 7–1531.20. Effect of anatomical gift on advance health-care directive - (a) For the purposes of this section, the term: (1)...
§ 7–1531.21. Cooperation between the Chief Medical Examiner and procurement organizations - (a) The Chief Medical Examiner and Office of the Chief...
§ 7–1531.22. Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of Chief Medical Examiner - (a)(1) The relationship between the Office of the Chief Medical...
§ 7–1531.23. Uniformity of application and construction - In applying and construing this subchapter, consideration shall be given...
§ 7–1531.24. Duties of hospitals and hospices - (a) Whenever a patient of a hospital or hospice dies,...
§ 7–1531.25. Organ preservation - (a) If a person authorized by § 7-1531.08 to consent...
§ 7–1531.26. Certificate requirement - (a) Whenever a request for consent is made pursuant to...
§ 7–1531.27. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...
§ 7–1531.28. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - This subchapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in...
Subchapter III - Human Tissue Banks
§ 7–1541.01. Statement of policy and purpose - Because of the rapid medical progress in the field of...
§ 7–1541.02. Definitions - For the purposes of this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and...
§ 7–1541.03. Licenses - (a) No person shall operate any tissue bank in the...
§ 7–1541.04. Penalties; prosecutions - (a) Any person violating any provision of this subchapter and...
§ 7–1541.05. Authorization by the Chief Medical Examiner. [Repealed] - Repealed. (Sept. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 536, Pub. L. 87-656,...
§ 7–1541.05a. Authority of organ procurement organization acting on behalf of eye bank or tissue bank - An organ procurement organization may screen, test, or recover eyes...
§ 7–1541.06. Exemptions from subchapter - Nothing in this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125 shall...
§ 7–1541.07. Construction - Nothing in this subchapter and §§ 43-119 and 43-125 shall...
§ 7–1541.08. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District. [Transferred] - Recodified as § 7-1551.01. (May 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 218,...
Subchapter III-A - Transfer of Blood Components
§ 7–1551.01. Authority of licensed blood banks to transfer blood components within District - (a) Any blood bank in the District of Columbia, holding...
Subchapter III-B - Blood Donations by Minors
§ 7–1551.31. Minor blood donations - Provided that the minor meets all the health requirements for...
§ 7–1551.32. Rules - The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of...
Subchapter IV - Organ and Tissue Donor Registry
§ 7–1561.01. Establishment of the organ and tissue donor registry - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 2, 53...
§ 7–1561.02. Access to Registry information - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 3, 53...
§ 7–1561.03. Sources of Registry information - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 4, 53...
§ 7–1561.04. Department of Motor Vehicles transfer of information requirements - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 5, 53...
§ 7–1561.05. Donor status not dependent on being listed in Registry - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 6, 53...
§ 7–1561.06. Rulemaking - Repealed. (July 25, 2006, D.C. Law 16-146, § 7, 53...