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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 §§ 44–44 (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.