In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. This article must be liberally construed to effectuate the wishes of the donor.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 290, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 334, Section 1, eff June 2, 2006; 2009 Act No. 4, Section 2, eff May 6, 2009.

Effect of Amendment

The 2006 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "United States Department of Health and Human Services" for "Health Care Financing Administration".

The 2009 amendment rewrote this section.