RSA 291-A:12 · Search and Notification

291-A:12 Search and Notification. –

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I.

The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a refusal:

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(a)

A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer finding the individual; and

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(b)

If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

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II.

If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search required by subparagraph I(a) and the individual or deceased individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.

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III.

A person shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions. Source. 2010, 111:1, eff. July 31, 2010.

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