Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 86 - Anatomical Gifts
Section 8659 - Rights and protections for certain individuals


(a) General rule.--An individual who is in need of a vascularized composite allograft shall not be deemed ineligible to receive a vascularized composite allograft solely because of the individual's physical or mental disability, except to the extent that the physical or mental disability has been found by a physician or surgeon following an individualized evaluation of the individual to be medically significant to the provision of the vascularized composite allograft. If an individual has the necessary support system to assist the individual in complying with posttransplant medical requirements, an individual's inability to independently comply with those requirements shall not be deemed to be medically significant.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "disability" shall have the same meaning as in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327).

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES

Chapter 86 - Anatomical Gifts

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 8601 - Definitions

Section 8610 - Scope of subchapter

Section 8611 - Persons who may execute anatomical gift

Section 8612 - Persons who may become donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made

Section 8613 - Manner of executing anatomical gifts

Section 8614 - Delivery of document of gift

Section 8615 - Amendment or revocation of gift

Section 8616 - Rights and duties at death

Section 8617 - Requests for anatomical gifts

Section 8618 - Voluntary contribution system (Repealed)

Section 8619 - Use of driver's license or identification card to indicate organ or tissue donation

Section 8620 - Police and emergency personnel responsibilities

Section 8621 - The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund contributions

Section 8622 - The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund

Section 8623 - Confidentiality requirement

Section 8624 - Prohibited activities

Section 8625 - Promotion of organ and tissue donation; Donate Life PA Registry established

Section 8626 - Facilitation of anatomical gift from decedent whose death is under investigation

Section 8626.1 - Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

Section 8626.2 - Discretionary notification by coroner or medical examiner

Section 8627 - Collaboration among departments and organ procurement organizations

Section 8627.1 - Information relative to organ and tissue donation

Section 8628 - Requirements for physician and nurse training relative to organ and tissue donation and recovery

Section 8629 - Department of Transportation

Section 8630 - Department of Corrections

Section 8631 - Study of organ procurement organizations

Section 8632 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Section 8641 - ยง 8642 - (Repealed)

Section 8651 - Scope of subchapter

Section 8652 - Intent of General Assembly

Section 8653 - Definitions

Section 8654 - Requirement of explicit, specific and separate authorization

Section 8655 - Agents, next of kin and other surrogate decision makers

Section 8656 - Procedure for requesting hands, facial tissue, limbs and other vascularized composite allografts

Section 8657 - Gift of vascularized composite allograft from decedent whose death is under investigation

Section 8657.1 - Notification by coroners and medical examiners to district attorneys

Section 8658 - Gifts of vascularized composite allografts

Section 8659 - Rights and protections for certain individuals

Section 8660 - Law on autopsies applicable

Section 8661 - Vital records

Section 8662 - Donees and vascularized composite allografts

Section 8663 - Dissemination of information prohibited

Section 8664 - Prohibited conduct

Section 8665 - Funeral establishments

Section 8666 - Limitation on liability