(1)
Subject to RCW 68.64.070, a donor or other person authorized to
make an anatomical gift under RCW 68.64.030 may amend or revoke
an anatomical gift by:
(a) A record signed by:
(i) The donor;
(ii) The other person; or
(iii) Subject to subsection (2) 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;
or
(b) 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.
(2) A record signed pursuant to subsection (1)(a)(iii) of
this section must:
(a) Be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of
whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request
of the donor or the other person; and
(b) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided
in (a) of this subsection.
(3) Subject to RCW 68.64.070, a donor or other person
authorized to make an anatomical gift under RCW 68.64.030 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. The donor
or other person shall notify the Washington organ procurement
organization of the destruction or cancellation of the document
of gift for the purpose of removing the individual's name from
the organ and tissue donor registry created in RCW 68.64.200. If
the Washington state organ procurement organization that is
notified does not maintain a registry for Washington residents,
it shall notify all Washington state procurement organizations
that do maintain such a registry.
(4) 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 adults, at least one
of whom is a disinterested witness.
(5) 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 (1) of this
section.
[2008 c 139 § 6.]