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Senate updates anatomical‑gift law, lowers application age to 15 and strengthens donor intent

Utah State Senate · January 19, 2007
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Summary

The Senate adopted an amendment lowering the age for a driver's‑license donor designation from 16 to 15, tightened donor‑intent protections and added notification protocols for hospitals; the bill was ordered to third reading after amendment.

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers moved to modernize Utah’s anatomical‑gift (organ‑donation) statute, strengthening the legal recognition of donor intent and adding procedural protections intended to increase available transplants.

Senator Hilliard, sponsor of SB92, told colleagues the bill aligns Utah law with the national uniform anatomical‑gift framework, clarifies that a donor designation on a driver‑license application is binding, and provides hospital protocols to avoid premature…

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