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PUBLIC LAW 91-268-MAY 26, 1970
[84 STAT.
UNIFORM I T Y OF I N T E R P R E T A T I O N
ba"kT" ^^^^""^ Definitions. 76 Stat. 534. Ante, p. 2 66.
64 Stat. 904; 76 Stat! 536,537.
Licenses and 76 Stat. 535. D.C. Code 2-253. Drc!^^ode 2-255 to 2-25 7. authorizltTon""^^' D.C. Code 2-258.
64 Stat. 904; 76 Stat. 536.
SEC. 8. This Act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those States which enacted it. ^^^- 9- (^) That part of section 3 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act (D.C. Code, sec. 2-252) which follows the definition of the term "Commissioners" is amended to read as follows: " 'Donor' means any person who, in accordance with the provisions Qf the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act, bequeaths or donates his tissue for removal after death in furtherance of the purposes of such Act, and also means any deceased person whose tissue is donated or disposed of for the purposes of this Act, the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act, or sections 675, 676, and 683 of the Act of March 3, 1901, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 27-119a and sec. 27-125). " 'Tissue' meaus any body of a dead human or any portion thereof, including organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries, blood, and other fluids. " 'Tissue bank' means a facility for procuring, removing, and disposing of tissue for the purposes set forth in the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act, and for the purposes of reconstructive medicine and surgery, and research and teaching in reconstructive medicine and surgery." (|>\ Subsection (b) of section 4 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act IS amended by striking out "prescribing, without limitation," and iuserting in lieu thereof "to carry out the purposes of this Act and the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act, including, without limitation, rules and regulations prescribing." (^) Sectious 6, 7, and 8 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act are hereby repealed. (^) Subsection (b) of section 9 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Coroner of the District of Columbia may, in his discretion, allow tissue to be removed from any dead human body in his custody or under his jurisdiction, if such tissue removal shall not interfere with other functions of the Office of the Coroner, and the person who, in accordance with section 2(b) of the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act, is authorized to donate tissue therefrom, shall first authorize such tissue removal." (e) Section 683 of the Act of March 8, 1901 (D.C. Code, sec. 27-125), is amended by deleting "may be removed by or under the supervision of a person licensed under the authority of section 4 of such Act for preservation in a tissue bank operating pursuant to such Act," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "or the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act may be removed by or under the supervision of a person licensed under the authority of section 4 of the District of Columbia Tissue Bank Act for preservation in a tissue bank operating pursuant to such Act, or for use in accordance with the provisions of the District of Columbia Anatomical Gift Act,". (f) Sections 675 and 676 of the Act of March 3, 1901 (D.C. Code, gec. 27-119a), is amended by inserting immediately after "such Act" ^^^^ following: "or the District of (\^lumbia Anatoinical Gift Act". Approved May 26, 1970.
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