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755 ILCS 50/5-12

    (755 ILCS 50/5-12)
    Sec. 5-12. Persons who may receive an anatomical gift; purpose of anatomical gift.
    (a) An anatomical gift may be made to the following persons named in the document of gift:
        (1) for research or education, a hospital; an

accredited medical school, dental school, college, or university; an organ procurement organization; or other appropriate person;

(2) subject to subsection (b) of this Section, an

individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part;

(3) an eye bank or tissue bank; or
(4) for research or education, a non-transplant

anatomic bank.

(b) If an anatomical gift to an individual under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section cannot be transplanted into the individual, the part passes in accordance with subsection (g) of this Section unless there is  an express, contrary indication by the person making the anatomical gift.

(c) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts or of all parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in subsection (a) of this Section, but identifies the purpose for which an anatomical gift may be used, the following rules apply:

(1) If the part is an eye and the gift is for the

purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate eye bank.

(2) If the part is tissue and the gift is for the

purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate tissue bank.

(3) If the part is an organ and the gift is for the

purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to the appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.

(4) If the part is an organ, an eye, or tissue and

the gift is for the purpose of research or education, the gift passes to the appropriate procurement organization.

(d) For the purpose of subsection (c) of this Section, if there is more than one purpose of an anatomical gift set forth in the document of gift but the purposes are not set forth in any priority, and if the gift cannot be used for transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research or education.

(e) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a person described in subsection (a) of this Section and does not identify the purpose of the gift, the gift may be used only for transplantation or therapy or research, and the gift passes in accordance with  subsection (g) of this Section.

(f) If a document of gift specifies only a general intent to make an anatomical gift by words such as "donor", "organ donor", or "body donor", or by a symbol or statement of similar import, the gift may be used only for transplantation or therapy or research, and the gift passes in accordance with subsection (g) of this Section.

(g) For purposes of subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this Section, the following rules apply:
(1) If the part is an eye, the gift passes to the

appropriate eye bank.

(2) If the part is tissue, the gift passes to the

appropriate tissue bank.

(3) If the part is an organ, the gift passes to the

appropriate organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.

(h) An anatomical gift of an organ for transplantation or therapy, other than an anatomical gift under item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, passes to the organ procurement organization as custodian of the organ.

(i) If an anatomical gift does not pass under this Section or the decedent's body or part is not used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education, custody of the body or part passes to the person under obligation to dispose of the body or part.

(j) A person may not accept an anatomical gift if the person knows that the gift was not effectively made under Section 5-5 or subsection (e) or (e-5) of Section 5-20 or if the person knows that the decedent made a refusal under Section 5-43 that was not revoked.

(k) Except as otherwise provided in item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, nothing in this Act affects the allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.

(Source: P.A. 98-172, eff. 1-1-14.)