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Anatomical Gift Donee Eligibility
Pennsylvania defines five categories of permitted donees, as well as the uses each type of donee may make of an anatomical gift.

1. Donee: Any hospital, surgeon, or physician.
Use: Medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation.

2. Donee: Any accredited medical or dental school, college or university.
Use: Education, research, advancement of medical or dental science or therapy.

3. Donee: Any bank or storage facility.
Use: Medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation.

4. Donee: Any specified individual.
Use: Therapy or transplantation needed by him or her.

5. Donee: The Humanity Gifts Registry.
Use: No uses specified.

Any person or entity that is within one of these categories may be designated as the donee of the anatomical gifts. However, it is not necessary to designate a specific donee.

See: Donee, Selection