2006 Utah Code - 26-28-9 — Rights and duties at death.

     26-28-9.   Rights and duties at death.
     (1) (a) Upon acceptance of a document of gift, the procurement entity's right to the part or parts listed in the document of gift is superior to rights of others except to autopsies in accordance with Section 26-28-11.
     (b) If the procurement entity accepts the document of gift concerning an entire body, the procurement entity, subject to the terms of the gift, may allow embalming and use of the body in funeral services.
     (c) If the gift is of a part of the body, the procurement entity, upon death of the donor and before embalming, shall cause the removal of the part without unnecessary mutilation. After removal, the person with the responsibility to dispose of the remains shall take custody of the body.
     (2) The physician who attends the donor at his death shall determine the time of death. If no physician attends the death, a physician shall certify to the time. The physician who determines the time of death may not participate in the transplantation or removal procedures.     

Amended by Chapter 343, 1995 General Session