PRINTER'S NO. 653
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
585
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY SABATINA, BARRAR, BISHOP, V. BROWN, BROWNLEE,
CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, P. COSTA, CRUZ, DeLUCA, FARRY,
FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN,
J. HARRIS, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, KINSEY, KORTZ, MAHONEY,
MATZIE, McCARTER, McNEILL, D. MILLER, MURT, O'BRIEN,
READSHAW, ROZZI, THOMAS, TOOHIL AND YOUNGBLOOD,
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
manner of executing anatomical gifts.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8613 of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 8613. Manner of executing anatomical gifts.
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(g) Rights and protections for certain individuals.--
(1) An individual who is a candidate to receive an
anatomical gift shall not be deemed ineligible to receive an
anatomical gift solely because of the individual's physical
or mental disability, except to the extent that the physical
or mental disability has been found by a physician or surgeon
following an individualized evaluation of the potential
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