Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Organ donation; revise protocol and clarify authority of organ donor.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 01/25 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/03 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/03 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/04 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 02/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 7 | 03/01 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 8 | 03/08 (H) Amended | |
| 9 | 03/08 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 10 | 03/10 (H) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 11 | 03/21 (S) Concurred in Amend From House | |
| 12 | 03/23 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 13 | 03/25 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 14 | 04/04 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [H] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [H] | Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2420 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 472 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Bryan
Additional Authors: Browning, Dawkins, Jackson (11th), Nunnelee, Gollott, King, Frazier, Butler
Code Sections: A 041-0039-0015, A 041-0061-0059, A 041-0061-0065, A 041-0041-0209, RP 041-0061-0071
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-39-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A DECEASED PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL IS MEDICALLY SUITABLE TO BE AN ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONOR, AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION HAS BEEN OBTAINED, THE DONOR'S ORGANS AND/OR TISSUES SHALL BE REMOVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION BY THE ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION, WHICH SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL EXAMINER THAT THE DECEASED PATIENT IS MEDICALLY SUITABLE TO BE AN ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONOR; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER DETERMINES THAT EXAMINATION, ANALYSIS OR AUTOPSY OF THE ORGANS AND/OR TISSUE IS NECESSARY FOR HIS OR HER INVESTIGATION, THE MEDICAL EXAMINER MAY BE PRESENT WHILE THE ORGANS AND/OR TISSUES ARE REMOVED; TO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIAN REMOVING THE ORGANS AND/OR TISSUES TO FILE WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER A REPORT DETAILING THE DONATION; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN REQUESTED BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A BIOPSY OR MEDICALLY APPROVED SAMPLE FROM THE DONATED ORGANS AND/OR TISSUES; TO PROVIDE THAT IN A MEDICAL-LEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATION, DECISIONS ABOUT ORGAN AND/OR TISSUE DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROTOCOL ESTABLISHED AND AGREED TO BY INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING SEVERAL DIFFERENT INTERESTS; TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORGAN DONATION MADE BY WILL, BY A DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY, BY A LIVING WILL OR UNDER THE ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT SUPERSEDES ANY DECISION BY THE FAMILY OF THE ORGAN DONOR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 41-61-59 AND 41-61-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-209, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THE FORM FOR A DECLARATION BY AN ORGAN DONOR; TO REPEAL SECTION 41-61-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH SETS FORTH A PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING CORNEAL TISSUE AND OTHER TISSUES FROM A DECEDENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
End Of Document
2005/html/History/SB/SB2420.htm