2005 Rhode Island Code - § 23-18.6-1 — Definitions.

    As used in this chapter:

   (1) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or after death.

   (2) "Decedent" means a deceased individual and includes a stillborn infant or fetus.

   (3) "Document of gift" means a card, a statement or symbol attached to or imprinted on a motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license, inclusion in the Rhode Island Donor Registry, a will, or other writing used to make an anatomical gift.

   (4) "Donor" means an individual who makes an anatomical gift of all or part of the individual's body.

   (5) "Enucleator" means an individual who is licensed or certified by the state board of medical examiners and/or department of health and/or federally designated eye procurement organization to remove or process eyes or parts of eyes.

   (6) "Hospital" means a facility licensed, accredited, or approved as a hospital under the law of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by the United States government, a state, or a subdivision of a state.

   (7) "Part" means an organ, tissue, eye, bone, artery, blood, fluid, or other portion of a human body.

   (8) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

   (9) "Physician" or "surgeon" means an individual licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy and surgery under the laws of any state.

   (10) "Procurement organization" means federally designated eye or organ procurement organization accredited, and/or approved under the laws of any state for procurement, distribution, or storage of human bodies or parts.

   (11) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

   (12) "Technician" means an individual who is licensed or certified by the State Board of Medical Examiners and/or department of health and/or federally designated eye procurement organization to remove or process eyes or parts of eyes.