2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 68.50.530: Anatomical gifts — Definitions.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 68.50.520 through 68.50.620, 68.50.635, 68.50.640, and 68.50.901 through 68.50.904.

     (1) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or after death.

     (2) "Decedent" means a deceased individual.

     (3) "Document of gift" means a card, a statement attached to or imprinted on a motor vehicle operator's license, a will, or other writing used to make an anatomical gift.

     (4) "Donor" means an individual who makes an anatomical gift of all or part of the individual's body.

     (5) "Enucleator" means an individual who is qualified to remove or process eyes or parts of eyes.

     (6) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, or as a hospital under the law of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by the United States government, a state, or a subdivision of a state.

     (7) "Part" means an organ, tissue, eye, bone, artery, blood, fluid, or other portion of a human body.

     (8) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or any other legal or commercial entity.

     (9) "Physician" or "surgeon" means an individual licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapters 18.71 and 18.57 RCW.

     (10) "Procurement organization" means a person licensed, accredited, or approved under the laws of any state for procurement, distribution, or storage of human bodies or parts.

     (11) "Reasonable costs" include: (a) Programming and software installation and upgrades; (b) employee training that is specific to the organ and tissue donor registry or the donation program created in RCW 46.12.510; (c) literature that is specific to the organ and tissue donor registry or the donation program created in RCW 46.12.510; and (d) hardware upgrades or other issues important to the organ and tissue donor registry or the donation program created in RCW 46.12.510 that have been mutually agreed upon in advance by the department of licensing and the Washington state organ procurement organizations.

     (12) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

     (13) "Technician" means an individual who is qualified to remove or process a part.

     (14) "Washington state organ procurement organization" means an organ procurement organization that has been designated by the United States department of health and human services to coordinate organ procurement activities for any portion of Washington state.

[2003 c 94 § 2; 1996 c 178 § 15; 1993 c 228 § 2.]

Findings -- 2003 c 94: "The legislature finds that the use of anatomical gifts, including the donation of organ[s] or tissue, for the purpose of transplantation is of great interest to the citizens of Washington state and may save or prolong the life or improve the health of extremely ill and dying persons.      The legislature further finds that more than eighty thousand people are currently waiting for life-saving organ transplants on the national transplant waiting list. More than one thousand two hundred of these people are listed at Washington state transplant centers. Nationally, seventeen people die each day as a result of the shortage of donated organs.      The creation of a statewide organ and tissue donor registry is crucial to facilitate timely and successful organ and tissue procurement. The legislature further finds that continuing education as to the existence and maintenance of a statewide organ and tissue donor registry is in the best interest of the people of the state of Washington." [2003 c 94 § 1.]      Effective date -- 1996 c 178: See note following RCW 18.35.110.