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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-43-315

Parties authorized to make anatomical gifts

Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

The act spans §§ 44-43-300 to 44-43-415 (24 sections).

2009 Act No. 4, SECTION 2, eff May 6, 2009.

Subject to Section 44-43-335, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in Section 44-43-320 by:

(1) the donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is at least sixteen years of age;

(2) an agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;

(3) a parent of the donor, if the donor is less than sixteen years of age; or

(4) the donor's guardian.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.