91st General Assembly
Summary of HB2783
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House Sponsors:
FRITCHEY.

Senate Sponsors:
WALSH,T

Short description: 
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Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Uniform  Anatomical  Gift  Act.   Provides  that  no      
   hospital, physician and surgeon, bank or storage  facility,  or  other      
   person  shall  determine  the ultimate recipient of an anatomical gift      
   based upon a potential  recipient's  physical  or  mental  disability,      
   except in cases where the physical or mental disability has been found      
   by  a  physician  and  surgeon  to  be  medically  significant  to the      
   provision of the anatomical  gift.   Provides  that  the  court  shall      
   accord  priority  on  its calendar and handle expeditiously any action      
   brought to seek any remedy authorized by law for purposes of enforcing      
   compliance with these provisions and that these provisions  shall  not      
   be  deemed to require the performance of medically inappropriate organ      
   transplants.                                                                
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0345

   Last action date: 99-07-29

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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