Iowa Code
Chapter 142C - REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
Section 142C.12A - Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.

142C.12A Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.
1. A document of gift is valid if executed in accordance with any of the following:
a. This chapter.
b. The laws of the state or country where the document of gift was executed.
c. The laws of the state or country where the person making the anatomical gift was domiciled, has a place of residence, or was a national at the time the document of gift was executed.
2. If a document of gift is valid under this section, the law of this state governs the interpretation of the document of gift.
3. A person may presume that a document of gift or amendment of an anatomical gift is valid unless that person knows that it was not validly executed or was revoked.
2007 Acts, ch 44, §15

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Iowa Code

Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 142C - REVISED UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT

Section 142C.1 - Short title.

Section 142C.2 - Definitions.

Section 142C.3 - Persons who may make — manner of making — amending or revoking — refusal to make anatomical gift before donor’s death — preclusive effect.

Section 142C.4 - Who may make anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part — amending or revoking gift.

Section 142C.4A - Cooperation between medical examiner and organ procurement organization — facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose body is under jurisdiction of medical examiner.

Section 142C.5 - Persons who may receive anatomical gifts and purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.

Section 142C.5A - Search and notification.

Section 142C.6 - Delivery of document of gift not required — right to examine.

Section 142C.7 - Confidential information.

Section 142C.8 - Rights and duties of procurement organizations and donors.

Section 142C.9 - Coordination of procurement and use.

Section 142C.10 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited — penalty.

Section 142C.10A - Other prohibited acts — penalty.

Section 142C.11 - Immunity.

Section 142C.12 - Service but not a sale.

Section 142C.12A - Law governing validity, choice of law, presumption of validity.

Section 142C.12B - Effect of anatomical gift on advance health care directive.

Section 142C.13 - Transitional provisions.

Section 142C.14 - Uniformity of application and construction.

Section 142C.14A - Electronic signatures.

Section 142C.15 - Anatomical gift public awareness and transplantation fund — established — uses of fund.

Section 142C.16 - Anatomical gift public awareness advisory committee — established — duties.

Section 142C.17 - Annual donation and compliance report.

Section 142C.18 - Iowa donor registry.