The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA), and its periodic revisions, is one of the Uniform Acts drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), also known as the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), in the United States with the intention of harmonizing state laws between the states.[1][2][3]
The UAGA governs organ donations for the purpose of transplantation.[3] The Act permits any adult to become an organ donor.[4] It also governs the making of anatomical gifts of one's cadaver to be dissected in the study of medicine.[3] The law prescribes the forms by which such gifts can be made.[3][2][1] It also provides that in the absence of such a document, a surviving spouse, or if there is no spouse, a list of specific relatives in order of preference, can make the gift.[3] It also seeks to limit the liability of health care providers who act on good faith representations that a deceased patient meant to make an anatomical gift.[3] The Act also prohibits trafficking and trafficking in human organs for profit from donations for transplant or therapy.[5][6]
The UAGA provides a template for the legislation to adjust public policy and align it with developments in medical practice.[3] Some states have their own version of the UAGA which is an updated version of the Uniform laws already enacted throughout the United States.[7][8]
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^ abcdefgThe National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (2017). "Anatomical Gift Act (2006)". Uniform Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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^Kielhorn, Kristi (2007–2008). "Giving life after death: the 2006 revision of the uniform anatomical gift act". Drake Law Review. 56 (3): 809–828 – via HeinOnline.
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