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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Except as otherwise prescribed in subsections G and H of this section and subject to the requirements of subsection F of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift if the donor made an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-844 or an amendment to an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-845.
B. A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-845 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in § 36-843 or 36-848 from making an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-844 or 36-849.
C. If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-844 or an amendment to an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-845, another person may not make, amend or revoke the gift pursuant to § 36-849.
D. A revocation of an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-845 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-844 or 36-849.
E. In the absence of an express contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-843, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.
F. In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to § 36-843, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes described in § 36-843 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person pursuant to § 36-844 or 36-849.
G. If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift.
H. If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-847. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-36-public-health-and-safety/az-rev-st-sect-36-847/
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