Title 35 · WY
35-5-101 through 35-5-119, prior to its repeal by this
Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 35-5-101
Section: 35-5-101
35-5-101 through 35-5-119, prior to its repeal by this enactment, shall continue to be deemed and regarded to be effective after the effective date of this act.
35-5-204. Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death.
(a) Subject to W.S. 35-5-208, an anatomical gift of a donor'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 W.S. 35-5-205 by:
(i) The donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:
(A) Emancipated; or (B) Authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license because the donor is at least sixteen (16) years of age.
(ii) An agent of the donor, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;
(iii) A parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor to whom subparagraph (i)(B) of this subsection does not apply; or
(iv) The donor's guardian, if the donor is an unemancipated minor to whom subparagraph (i)(B) of this subsection does not apply.
35-5-205. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
(a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:
(i) By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or identification card;
(ii) In a will;
(iii) During a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness; or
(iv) As provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under W.S. 35-5-204 may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and shall:
(i) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and (ii) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection.
(c) Revocation, suspension, expiration or cancellation of a driver's license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.
(d) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift.
35-5-206. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death.
(a) Subject to W.S. 35-5-208, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under W.S. 35-5-204 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:
(i) A record signed by:
(A) The donor;
(B) The other person; or
(C) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign.
(ii) A later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (a)(i)(C) of this section shall:
(i) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and
(ii) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection.
(c) Subject to W.S. 35-5-208, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under W.S. 35-5-204 may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.
(d) A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness.
(e) A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
35-5-207. Refusal to make anatomical gift; effect of refusal.
(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:
(i) A record signed by:
(A) The individual; or
(B) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign.
(ii) The individual's will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or
(iii) Any form of communication made by the individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness.
(b) A record signed pursuant to subparagraph (a)(i)(B) of this section shall:
(i) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and
(ii) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (i) of this subsection. (c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:
(i) In the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section for making a refusal;
(ii) By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to W.S. 35-5-205 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or
(iii) By destroying or cancelling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 35-5-208(h), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part.
35-5-208. Preclusive effect of anatomical gift, amendment or revocation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) and subject to subsection (f) of this section, in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under W.S. 35-5-205 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under W.S. 35-5-206.
(b) A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under W.S. 35-5-206 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in W.S. 35-5-204 or