{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-113a-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113A, § 4","heading":"Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death","body":"Section 4. Subject to section 8, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education in the manner provided in section 5 by:\n(1) the donor, if the donor is an adult or if the donor is a minor and is:\n(i) emancipated; or\n(ii) authorized under state law to apply for a driver's license or identification card;\n(2) an agent of the donor including, but not limited to, a health care agent appointed under a health care proxy pursuant to chapter 201D, unless the power of attorney for health care or other record prohibits the agent from making an anatomical gift;\n(3) a parent of the donor, if the donor is an unemancipated minor; or\n(4) the donor's guardian.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 113A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter113A/Section4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:53Z","sha256":"981c653d57138e6d3216f334ef4147fdecd2f4359a680d03f1c248cf7138bb3b","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-113a-3","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-113a-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}