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Nebraska Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation
This Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation pdf pursuant to state statutes designates the specific body parts and organs an individual wishes to donate at the time of death.
This pdf must be witnessed and the signature notarized. A gift of all or part of the body may be made by will or by a pdf other than a will.
Law Summary - Nebraska Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Donation
STATUTORY REFERENCE
ALL REFERENCES ARE TO THE NEBRASKA REVISED STATUTES
ANATOMICAL GIFTS
(§§ Sections 71-4801 through 71-4812 )
Anatomical Gift By Will
A gift of all or part of the body may be made by will. The gift becomes effective upon the death of the testator without waiting for probate. If the will is not probated or if it is declared invalid for testamentary purposes, the gift, to the extent that it has been acted upon in good faith, is nevertheless valid and effective.
Anatomical Gift by pdf of Gift
A gift of all or part of the body may be made by a pdf other than a will. The gift shall become effective in the same manner as a gift by will. The pdf of gift may be a card designed to be carried on the person and must be signed by the donor in the presence of two witnesses who must sign the pdf in his or her presence. If the donor cannot sign, the pdf may be signed for him or her at his or her direction and in his or her presence and in the presence of two witnesses who must sign the pdf in his or her presence.
Delivery of pdf of Gift
Delivery of the pdf of gift is not required for validity. However, if the gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the will, card or other pdf, or an executed copy thereof, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death.
Amendment or Revocation of Anatomical Gift
If the will, card or other pdf or executed copy thereof, has been delivered to a specified donee, the donor may amend or revoke the gift by:
The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement;
An oral statement made in the presence of two persons and communicated to the donee;
A statement during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician and communicated to the donee; or
A signed card or pdf found on his person or in his effects.
Any pdf of gift which has not been delivered to the donee may be revoked by the donor in the manner set out above or by destruction, cancellation, or mutilation of the pdf and all executed copies of the pdf of gift.
Any gift made by a will may also be amended or revoked in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills, or as set out above.
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