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2019 Mississippi Code
Title 41 - Public Health
Chapter 39 - Disposition of Human Bodies or Parts
Revised Mississippi Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
§ 41-39-107. Who may make anatomical gift before donor’s death
Universal Citation: MS Code § 41-39-107 (2019)
- Subject to Section 41-39-115, an anatomical gift of a donor’s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in Section 41-39-109 by:
(1) The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:
(A) Emancipated; or
(B) Authorized under state law to apply for a driver’s license because the donor is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;
(3) A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or
(4) The donor’s guardian.
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