Bill > HB1679

This bill amends the Arkansas Anatomical Gift Act to expand and clarify the rights of next of kin to modify, amend, or revoke an anatomical gift after a donor's death. The bill establishes a specific hierarchy of who can make changes to an organ donation, starting with the donor's spouse, then children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, guardian, and finally other next of kin. The bill provides detailed rules about how these decisions can be made, including requiring reasonable efforts to notify and obtain consensus within each family class. Importantly, the bill disqualifies certain individuals from making these decisions, such as those charged with the donor's murder or those who were estranged from the donor. Additionally, the bill requires organ procurement organizations to submit annual reports to the Legislative Council, detailing the number and types of organs and tissues recovered, who received them, financial information about the donations, and instances of gift revocation. Organizations that fail to submit these reports can have their charters revoked and be barred from organ procurement in the state. The bill aims to provide more transparency in organ donation and give families more control over anatomical gifts after a donor's death.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1679&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R