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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>72158</law_id><section_number>32.1-291.4</section_number><catch_line>Who may make anatomical gift before donor&amp;#8217;s death</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>32.1-291.5</reference><reference>32.1-291.6</reference><reference>32.1-291.8</reference><reference>32.1-291.9</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="8">Postmortem Examinations and Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="2">Anatomical Gifts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Subject to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment, or revocation" href="/32.1-291.8/">32.1-291.8</a>, an anatomical gift of a donor&#x2019;s body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education in the manner provided in &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death" href="/32.1-291.5/">32.1-291.5</a> by:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a <span class="dictionary">minor</span> and is:
			a. Emancipated; or
			b. Authorized under state <span class="dictionary">law</span> to apply for a driver&#x2019;s license because the donor is at least 15 years and six months of age; <a id="paragraph-259938" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.4/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> An agent of the donor, unless the <span class="dictionary">power of attorney</span> for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift; <a id="paragraph-259939" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.4/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated <span class="dictionary">minor</span>; or <a id="paragraph-259940" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.4/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The donor&#x2019;s guardian. <a id="paragraph-259941" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-291.4/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, cc. 92, 907.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
