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Persons Who May Become Donees; Purposes for Which Anatomical Gifts May be Made. The following persons may become donees of gifts of bodies or parts thereof for the purposes stated:

(1) any hospital, surgeon, or physician, for medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy, or transplantation; or (2) any accredited medical, chiropractic, mortuary or dental school, college or university for education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, or therapy; or (3) any bank or storage facility, for medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy, or transplantation; or (4) any federally designated organ procurement agency or tissue bank, for medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy, or transplantation; or (5) any specified individual for therapy or transplantation needed by him or her, or for any other purpose. (Source: P.A. 93-794, eff. 7-22-04.)

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