Code of Virginia (Last Updated:July 28, 2020) |
TITLE 54.1. Professions and Occupations |
SUBTITLE III. Professions and Occupations Regulated By Boards Within the Department of Health Professions |
CHAPTER 28. Funeral Services |
ARTICLE 3. Licensure of the Practice of Funeral Service, Funeral Directors and Embalmers |
SECTION 54.1-2818.4. Immunity from liability for services after organ and tissue donation |
Unless such act, decision, or omission resulted from bad faith or malicious intent, any funeral service establishment, funeral service licensee, crematory, or registered crematory that receives a body following donation of organs, tissues, or eyes shall be immune from civil liability for any failure to restore such decedent's form or features in a manner acceptable for viewing prior to the final disposition of the remains. 2009, c. 811 . |