NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 873

SENATE BILL 502

AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT TO ALLOW EYE ENUCLEATION BY CERTIFIED EMBALMERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 90-220.1 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read as follows:

"(9)      'Certified Embalmer' means an embalmer holding a valid license to practice in North Carolina who has completed a course in eye enucleation and has been certified as competent to enucleate eyes by an accredited school of medicine operating within the State of North Carolina."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90-220.4(d) is amended by adding a new sentence at the end thereof to read as follows:

"In respect to a gift of an eye, a certified embalmer, as defined in G.S. 90‑220.1, may enucleate eyes for such gift after proper certification of death by a physician and compliance with the intent of such gift as defined within this chapter.

The enucleation of the eyes by a certified embalmer may be performed when permission has been granted by the next of kin."

Sec. 3.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective on and after October 1, 1971.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of July, 1971.