146.34 Donation of bone marrow by a minor.

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(1)Definitions. In this section:

(a)“Bone marrow” means the soft material that fills human bone cavities.

(b)“Bone marrow transplant” means the medical procedure by which transfer of bone marrow is made from the body of a person to the body of another person.

(c)“Donor” means a minor whose bone marrow is transplanted from his or her body to the body of the minor’s brother or sister.

(d)“Guardian” means the person named by the court under ch. 48 or 54 or ch. 880 , 2003 stats., having the duty and authority of guardianship.

(e)“Legal custodian” means a person other than a parent or guardian or an agency to whom the legal custody of a minor has been transferred by a court under ch. 48 or 938 , but does not include a person who has only physical custody of a minor.

(f)“Parent” means a biological parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40 or a parent by adoption. If the minor is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803 , “parent” includes a person adjudged in a judicial proceeding under ch. 48 to be the biological father of the minor. “Parent” does not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.

(g)“Physician” means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under ch. 448 .