72-17-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Anatomical gift" means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect upon or after death.
     (2) "Decedent" means a deceased individual and includes a stillborn infant or fetus.
     (3) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.
     (4) "Document of gift" means a card, a statement attached to or imprinted on a motor vehicle operator's license, a will, or other writing used to make an anatomical gift.
     (5) "Donor" means an individual who makes a gift of all or part of the individual's body.
     (6) "Enucleator" means an individual who is certified pursuant to 72-17-311 to remove or process eyes or parts of eyes.
     (7) "Hospital" means a facility licensed, accredited, or approved under the laws of any state or a facility operated as a hospital by the United States government, a state, or a subdivision of a state.
     (8) "Ophthalmologist" means a licensed physician or surgeon who specializes in the treatment or correction of diseases of the eye.
     (9) "Part" means an organ, tissue, eye, bone, artery, blood, fluid, or other portion of a human body.
     (10) "Person" means an individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, joint venture, association, or any other legal or commercial entity.
     (11) "Physician" or "surgeon" means an individual licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathy and surgery under the laws of any state.
     (12) "Procurement organization" means a person licensed, accredited, or approved under the laws of any state for procurement, distribution, or storage of human bodies or parts.
     (13) "State" means a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
     (14) "Technician" means an individual who is certified by the state board of medical examiners to remove or process a part.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 340, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 69-2315; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 403, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 540, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 176, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 522, Ch. 546, L. 1995.