HB-4125,As Passed House,Mar 25, 2003

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4125

                                                                             A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled                                             

"Public health code,"                                                       

by amending sections 10102 and 10104 (MCL 333.10102 and                     

333.10104).                                                                 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 10102.  (1) An individual of sound mind and 18 years of                

2   age or more may  give make a gift of all or  any a physical               

3   part of  the individual's his or her body for  any a purpose              

4   specified in section 10103,  the gift to take effect effective

5   upon that individual's death.                                               

6       (2)  Any of the following persons, in order of priority                     

7   stated, when persons in prior classes are not available at the              

8   time of death, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary              

9   indications by the decedent or actual notice of opposition by a             

10  member of the same or a prior class, Upon or immediately before            

1   the death of an individual who has not made a gift of all or a              

2   physical part of his or her body under this part, an individual             

3   having the following relationship to that individual may,  give

4   in the following order of priority and subject to subsection (3),           

5   make a gift of all or  any a physical part of  the decedent's

6   the deceased individual's body for  any a purpose specified in             

7   section 10103:                                                              

8   (a) A patient advocate designated under section 5506 of the                 

9   estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386,                        

10  MCL 700.5506, who is authorized to make such a gift.                        

11      (b)  (a)  The spouse.                                                       

12  (c)  (b)  An adult son or daughter.                                         

13  (d)  (c)  Either parent.                                                    

14  (e)  (d)  An adult brother or sister.                                       

15  (f)  (e)  A guardian of the person of the decedent at the                   

16  time of the death.                                                          

17  (g)  (f) Any other person An individual other than an                      

18  individual described in subdivisions (a) to (f), who is

19  authorized or under obligation to dispose of the body.                      

20  (3) An individual described in subsection (2) may make a gift               

21  of all or a physical part of a decedent's body in accordance with           

22  this part if each of the following circumstances exists:                    

23      (a) An individual having a higher priority under subsection                 

24  (2) to make the gift is not available or is not capable of making           

25  the decision at the time of the decedent's death.                           

26  (b) The individual making the gift has not received actual                  

27  notice that the decedent had expressed an unwillingness to make             

1   the gift.                                                                   

2       (c) The individual making the gift has not received actual                  

3   notice that an individual having equal or greater priority under            

4   subsection (2) opposes the making of the gift.

5   (4) A gift made by an individual described in subsection (2)                

6   is not revocable by an individual having a lower priority under             

7   subsection (2).

8   (5)  (3)  If the donee has actual notice  of contrary                       

9   indications by that the decedent had expressed an unwillingness            

10  to make the gift, or actual notice that  a gift by a member of a            

11  class is opposed by a member of the same or a prior class, the              

12  donee an individual having a higher priority under subsection              

13  (2) than that of the individual making the gift under                       

14  subsection (2) opposes the making of the gift, the donee shall              

15  not accept the gift.   The persons authorized by subsection (2)             

16  may make the gift after or immediately before death.

17  (6)  (4)  A gift of all or a physical part of a body under                  

18  this section authorizes any examination necessary to assure                 

19  medical acceptability of the gift for the purposes intended.                

20  (7)  (5)  The rights of the donee created by the gift are                   

21  paramount to the rights of others except as provided by section             

22  10108(4).                                                                   

23      Sec. 10104.  (1) A gift of all or a physical part of the                    

24  donor's body under section 10102(1) may be made by will.  The               

25  gift becomes effective upon the death of the testator without               

26  waiting for probate.  If the will is not probated, or if  it the           

27  will is declared invalid for testamentary purposes, the gift, to            

1   the extent that  it the gift has been acted upon in good faith,            

2   is nevertheless valid and effective.                                        

3       (2) A gift of all or a physical part of the donor's body                    

4   under section 10102(1) may also be made by document of gift other           

5   than a will.   The A gift made by a document of gift described             

6   in this subsection becomes effective upon the death of the                  

7   donor.   The document, which may be a card designed to be carried           

8   on the person, shall be signed by the donor in the presence of 2            

9   witnesses who shall sign the document in the donor's presence.              

10  If the donor cannot sign, the document may be signed for the                

11  donor at his or her direction and in his or her presence in the             

12  presence of 2 witnesses who shall sign the document in the                  

13  donor's presence.  Delivery of the document of gift during the              

14  donor's lifetime is not necessary to make the gift valid.

15  Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a document of gift other than           

16  a will may be 1 or more of the following:                                   

17      (a) A personal identification card issued to the donor by the               

18  secretary of state under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300, that            

19  contains a statement that the holder of the personal                        

20  identification card is an organ and tissue donor under this part,           

21  along with the signature of the holder and the signature of at              

22  least 1 witness to the holder's signature, as described in                  

23  section 2 of 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.292.                                       

24      (b) A motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license issued                

25  to the donor by the secretary of state under the Michigan vehicle           

26  code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, that contains a                    

27  statement that the licensee is an organ and tissue donor under              

1   this part, along with the signature of the licensee and the                 

2   signature of at least 1 witness to the licensee's signature, as             

3   described in section 310 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949                 

4   PA 300, MCL 257.310.                                                        

5       (c) A document  which of gift that conforms substantially to               

6   the following form:   is sufficient for the purposes of this                

7   subsection:

8                           Uniform Donor Card                                  

9   of...............................................................           

10                     Print or type name of donor                              

11  In the hope that I may help others, I hereby make this anatomical           

12  gift if medically acceptable, to take effect upon my death.  The            

13  words and marks below indicate my desires.                                  

14  I give:  (a) ...............  any needed organs or physical parts           

15          (b) .......  only the following organs or physical parts            

16               ________________________________________                       

17               Specify the organ(s) or physical part(s)                       

18  For the purposes of transplantation, therapy, medical research or           

19  education;                                                                  

20          (c) ...........  my body for anatomical study if needed.            

21  Limitations or special wishes, if any: __________________________           

22  Signed by the donor and  the following 2 witnesses at least 1              

23  witness, in the presence of each other:                                     

24      _______________________        _________________________                

25      Signature of donor                Date of birth of donor                

26      _______________________        _________________________                

27      Date signed                               City and state                

28      _______________________        _________________________                

29      Witness                                          Witness                

30  (3) If a donor does not specify a gift of his or her entire                 

31  body in the statement described in subsection (2)(a) or (b) on              

32  the individual's personal identification card or motor vehicle              

33  operator's or chauffeur's license, the gift is limited to                   

34  physical parts of the donor's body and does not include the                 

35  donor's entire body.

36  (4)  (3) The A gift under section 10102 may be made to a                   

1   specified or unspecified donee.  or without specifying a donee.

2   If the  latter donee is not specified,  the gift may be accepted           

3   by  the attending physician may accept the gift as donee upon or            

4   following the donor's death.  If the gift is made to a specified            

5   donee who is not available at the time and place of death, the              

6   attending physician may, upon or following the donor's death, and

7   in the absence of any expressed indication that the donor desired           

8   otherwise,  may  accept the gift as donee.   The An attending

9   physician who becomes a donee under this subsection shall not               

10  participate in the procedures for removing or transplanting a               

11  physical part.                                                              

12  (5)  (4)  Notwithstanding section 10108(4), the donor may                   

13  designate in his or her will  , card,  or other document of gift            

14  described in subsection (2) the  surgeon or  physician who is to            

15  carry out the  appropriate  procedures necessary to effectuate              

16  the gift.  In the absence of a designation under this subsection

17  or if the designee is not available, the donee or other person              

18  authorized to accept the gift may employ or authorize  any                  

19  surgeon or another physician for the purpose of effectuating the           

20  gift.                                                                       

21      (6) A donor who is unable to sign a document of gift may                    

22  direct another individual to sign the document of gift on his or            

23  her behalf if the signature of the other individual is made in              

24  the donor's presence and in the presence of at least 1 witness.             

25  The witness shall also sign the document of gift in the donor's             

26  presence.

27  (7) A gift of all or a physical part of a donor's body made                 

1   by will as authorized by subsection (1) or by a document of gift            

2   other than a will as authorized by subsection (2) is not                    

3   revocable after the death of the donor.

4   (8)  (5) Any A gift by  a person an individual designated                 

5   in section 10102(2) shall be made by a document signed by the               

6   person individual or made by the  person's individual's

7   telegraphic, electronic, recorded telephonic, or other recorded             

8   message.                                                                    

9   (9)  (6)  A document of gift executed in another state or                   

10  foreign country and in accord with the laws of that state or                

11  country is valid as a document of gift in this state,  although

12  even if the document does not conform substantially to the form             

13  set forth in subsection  (2) (2)(c).                                       

14      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

15  effect unless House Bill No. 4126 of the 92nd Legislature is                

16  enacted into law.