2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 311 - PHYSICIANS, OSTEOPATHS, PODIATRISTS, AND RELATED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS 311.1919 Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
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311.1919 Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
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Subject to KRS 311.1923, a donor or other person authorized to make an
anatomical gift under KRS 311.1915 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
(a) A record signed by:
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The donor;
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The other person; or
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Subject to subsection (2) of this section, another individual acting at the
direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is
physically unable to sign; or
(b) A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous
anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by
inconsistency.
A record signed pursuant to subsection (1)(a)3. of this section shall:
(a) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a
disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other
person; and
(b) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (a) of this
subsection.
Subject to KRS 311.1923, a donor or other person authorized to make an
anatomical gift under KRS 311.1915 may revoke an anatomical gift by the
destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document
of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any
form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two
(2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness.
A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the
manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection
(1) of this section.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 161, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010.
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