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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Information regarding the identity of an organ donor is confidential.
(b)(1) Confidentiality under this section may be waived by an individual who made the anatomical gift before a donor's death under § 20-17-1204 or by an individual who made the anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part under § 20-17-1209.
(2)(A) If the individual who made the anatomical gift under § 20-17-1204 or § 20-17-1209 is a parent of a minor child who is the organ donor, confidentiality under this section shall not be waived unless both parents agree to waive confidentiality under this section.
(B) If only one (1) parent is living at the time a waiver request is made under this section, the surviving parent may waive confidentiality under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-17-105. Organ donor privacy - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-20-public-health-and-welfare/ar-code-sect-20-17-105/
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