2014 Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
CHAPTER 10. HOSPITALS
§ 1018. Maintaining anatomical gifts data

(a) All hospitals covered by this section shall, if possible, ascertain from a patient upon an inpatient admission whether or not the patient has a validly executed donor card, will, other document of gift, or driver's license or identification card evidencing an anatomical gift. A hospital shall ascertain this information by including an inquiry on the hospital admission form to read as follows:

"Do you have a validly executed donor card, will, other document of gift, or drivers license or identification card evidencing an anatomical gift?"

The absence of a document of anatomical gift, in and of itself, shall not create any presumption regarding the patient's wishes regarding anatomical donation.

(b) All hospitals shall maintain as a part of a patient's permanent record such pertinent information about any anatomical gift which will facilitate the carrying out of the patient's wishes in the event of the patient's death. Upon the death of a patient who has made an anatomical gift, such hospital shall make every reasonable effort to contact without delay the person, institution or organization to which such gift has been made.

63 Del. Laws, c. 238, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 453, § 1.;