{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-19-10","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 16-19-10","heading":"Manner of making, amending, or revoking anatomical gift of decedent's body or part.","body":"(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under section nine of this article may do so by:\n(1) A document of gift signed by the authorized person; or\n(2) An oral communication by the authorized person that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the person receiving the oral communication.\n(b) An anatomical gift by a person authorized by section nine of this article may be amended or revoked orally or in writing by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by the authorized person may be revoked only if a majority of the members of the same class are opposed to the anatomical gift. In the event of a tie vote, a health care surrogate shall be appointed to decide whether to honor, amend or revoke the anatomical gift of the decedent's body or part.\n(c) A revocation under subsection (b) of this section is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital or physician or technician knows of the revocation.","path":["CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC HEALTH.","ARTICLE 19. ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/16-19-10/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:23:35Z","sha256":"5c7632628cbb1d771ca8982285122682d67dcf961c97b20c04a85ac395aecfc3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-19-9","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-16-19-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}