§ 23-18.6.1-16 - Sale or purchase of parts prohibited. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-18.6.1-16

   § 23-18.6.1-16  Sale or purchase of partsprohibited. – (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person that for valuableconsideration, knowingly purchases or sells a part for transplantation ortherapy if removal of a part from an individual is intended to occur after theindividual's death commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a finenot exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or imprisonment not exceedingfive (five) years, or both.

   (b) Subject to subsection (c), a person may charge areasonable amount for the removal, processing, preservation, quality control,storage, transportation, implantation, or disposal of a part.

   (c) No physician, hospital or other health care provider maycharge the donor's estate or family for any cost incurred in testing orremoving a donor's part, and such charge shall be void and unenforceable.