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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 291-A:12

Search and Notification

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 291-A:1 to 291-A:9 (25 sections).

Source. 2010, 111:1, eff

I. The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

(a) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and

(b) If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

II. If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subparagraph I(a) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.

III. A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.

Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.