HB4340 S JUD AMT #1 3-10

Dellinger  7965

The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4340— A Bill to amend and reenact §16-19-9, §16-19-14 and §16-19-22 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §61-12-3 of said code, all relating to anatomical gifts; clarifying who may make an anatomical gift of decedent’s body or part; clarifying the duties of procurement organization with regard to state medical examiner; requiring the state medical examiner to cooperate with procurement organizations to maximize the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts; authorizing procurement organizations to conduct a test to evaluate the medical suitability of the body part; and authorizing the state’s chief medical examiner to enter into agreements with a procurement organization to facilitate the recovery of anatomical gifts.

Adopted

Rejected