No action for implied warranty shall lie for the procurement, processing, distribution or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human tissue such as corneas, bones, or organs for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them into the human body except where any defects or impurities in the said whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives and other human tissue such as corneas, bones, or organs are detectable by the use of established medical and technological procedures employed pursuant to the standards of local medical practice.
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-297
Action for implied warranty in connection with transfer of blood or human tissue
Known as the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
The act spans §§ 32–32 (41 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 73 Md. App. 1 - Roberts v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASS'N, INC. (1987)
Most recently applied in Jappell v. Arlington Health Foundation (December 1998)
Code 1950, § 32-364.2; 1968, c. 81; 1979, c. 711.
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Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.