KRS 311.1931: Search and notification.

(1) The following persons shall make a reasonable search of an individual who the

person reasonably believes is dead or near death for a document of gift or other

information identifying the individual as a donor or as an individual who made a

refusal:

(a) A law enforcement officer, firefighter, paramedic, or other emergency rescuer

finding the individual; and

(b) If no other source of the information is immediately available, a hospital, as

soon as practical after the individual's arrival at the hospital.

(2) If a document of gift or a refusal to make an anatomical gift is located by the search

required by subsection (1)(a) of this section, and the individual or deceased

individual to whom it relates is taken to a hospital, the person responsible for

conducting the search shall send the document of gift or refusal to the hospital.

(3) A person is not subject to criminal or civil liability for failing to discharge the duties

imposed by this section but may be subject to administrative sanctions.