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Indiana Code Title 29. Probate § 29-2-16.1-12

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 12. (a) The individual's attending physician, or, if none, the:

(1) physician that certifies the individual's death;

(2) hospital where the individual is admitted;

(3) hospital where the individual's remains are being kept;  or

(4) individual identified in section 8(a) of this chapter;

may petition a court with probate jurisdiction in the county where the remains of the individual who is the subject of the petition are located, or the county in which the individual died, for the information referred to in subsection (b).

(b) A person identified in subsection (a) may petition the court with probate jurisdiction specified in subsection (a) to determine whether the individual:

(1) made a written anatomical gift under section 4 of this chapter or IC 9-24-17;  or

(2) made a written revocation of an anatomical gift under section 5 of this chapter or under IC 9-24-17.

(c) If the court with probate jurisdiction determines under subsection (b) that the individual made a written anatomical gift that was not subsequently revoked in writing by the individual, the court shall order that the anatomical gift of an organ, tissue, or an eye be recovered.

(d) The court with probate jurisdiction may modify or waive notice and a hearing if the court determines that a delay would have a serious adverse effect on:

(1) the medical viability of the individual;  or

(2) the viability of the individual's anatomical gift of an organ, tissue, or an eye.

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