2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-4815 — Chief administrator; physician; duties.

Section 71-4815
Chief administrator; physician; duties.

(1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2) of this section, the chief administrator of a hospital, the attending physician, or a designee, trained in the protocol, of either shall, according to the established protocol, upon the death of a patient whose body, according to accepted medical standards, is suitable for the donation of organs or tissue, offer the opportunity to one of the persons listed in subsection (2) of section 71-4802, in the order of priority stated, to consent to organ or tissue donation or to decline to consent to such donation.

(2) The chief administrator of a hospital, the attending physician, or a designee of either shall not be required to offer such opportunity to consent or decline if one or more of the following conditions exist:

(a) He or she has notice of contrary indications by the decedent;

(b) He or she has notice of opposition by a person listed in subsection (2) of section 71-4802;

(c) He or she believes or has reason to believe that organ or tissue donation is contrary to the religious beliefs of the decedent or is objectionable for any other reason; or

(d) He or she believes that the patient's body is not suitable for organ or tissue donation.

Source:

Laws 1987, LB 74, § 2

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska