(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift: (1) By authorizing donor designation in a donor registry; (2) by means of a will; (3) during a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or (4) through execution of a record pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section 19a-289c may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and shall: (1) Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(c) Revocation, suspension, expiration or cancellation of an operator's license or identification card issued to a donor shall not invalidate an anatomical gift.
(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death shall not invalidate the gift.
(P.A. 10-123, S. 5.)
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