65-67a01. Fetal organs or tissue; definitions.
65-67a01
65-67a01. Fetal organs or tissue;definitions.As used in this act:
(a) "Abortion" means an abortion as defined by K.S.A. 65-6701, and amendmentsthereto.
(b) (1) "Consideration" means:
(A) Any payment made or debt incurred;
(B) any gift,honorarium or recognition of value bestowed;
(C) any price, charge or fee which iswaived, forgiven, reduced or indefinitely delayed;
(D) any loan or debt which iscanceled or otherwise forgiven; or
(E) the transfer of any item from one person toanother or provision of any service or granting of any opportunity for which acharge is customarily made, without charge or for a reduced charge.
(2) "Consideration" shall not mean:
(A) A payment in an amount not to exceed$25 for the cost of transporting,processing,preserving and storing fetal tissue; or
(B) a payment in an amount not to exceed the actual cost, as documented bythe delivery service, of transporting fetal tissue.
(c) "Delivery service" means a common carrier as defined by K.S.A. 66-105,and amendments thereto, or other person or entity usedto transport fetal tissue.
(d) "Fetal tissue" means any tissue, cells or organs obtained from a deadhuman embryo or fetus after an abortion or after a stillbirth.
(e) "Person" means a person as defined by K.S.A. 65-425, and amendmentsthereto.
(f) "Stillbirth" means a stillbirth as defined by K.S.A. 65-2401, andamendments thereto.
History: L. 2000, ch. 148, § 1; May 25.