health.mo.gov Organ/Tissue Donor Registration : Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Name of the Organization : Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Type of Facility : Organ/Tissue Donor Registration
State : Missouri
Country : United States of America

Website : http://health.mo.gov/living/organdonor/aboutus.php

Organ/Tissue Donor Registration :

Introduction :
** The Organ and Tissue Donor Registry is a statewide, voluntary, confidential registry of organ and tissue donors established by legislation in 2008.

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** It is a first-person consent registry making your decision final unless revoked in a manner provided by law.
** Before, a family member had to make the final decision, now you are in charge and family consent is no longer required.
** As an adult (18 years of age or older or an emancipated youth), your decision is legally binding.
** If you enrolled in Missouri’s registry before August 28, 2008, you will need to enroll again to obtain first person consent status.

** To remain in the registry, you are strongly encouraged to say “yes”, every time you obtain or renew your instructional permit or driver/non-driver license when asked
** Do you authorize a symbol to be placed on your license indicating your consent to be listed as an organ, eye and tissue donor in the donor registry?
** By saying “yes”, your registry record remains current.

Registry Partners :
** Saving Sight
** Mid-America Transplant
** Midwest Transplant Network
** Missouri Kidney Program
** Department of Revenue
** Gift of Life (Kansas City)

Donation Types :
** Blood Donation
** Bone Marrow Donation
** Eye Donation
** Kidney Donation
** Liver Donation
** Living Donation
** Pancreas Donation
** Tissue Donation
** Willed Body Donation

FAQ’s :
Who manages the Registry?
** The Department of Health and Senior Services manages the Registry.

Who is eligible to sign up on the registry?
** If you are an adult, an emancipated minor, or a minor who is authorized to apply for a driver’s license, you can register with the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.

** If you are eligible for an instructional permit or graduated license (usually between 15 ½ and 18), you can join the Registry, but you must provide contact information for your parents or legal guardian so they can make the final decision about donation at the time of death.

** When you become 18 years of age, or if you are an emancipated minor, your choice to be a donor will not require parent or guardian be given the opportunity to revoke or amend your gift at the time of donation, however, the donor agency will make every attempt to notify your next-of-kin of your decision.
** If you have questions related to enrollment call (toll free) 888-497-4564.

Can I access my registry record?
** Yes. You can access your record by providing specific information.
** You will need to revalidate your information each and every time before you access your record.

How do I make changes to my registration?
** At any time you may visit the registry website, click on Update My Profile, validate by providing specific information.
** You will be required to revalidate each time you access the site and the click on Update My Profile.
** Individuals that do not have access to the web should call 888-497-4564.

How can I print my donor card?
** Access the Registry through the “Update My Profile” on the home page.
** Enter your unique ID information and click on the “Continue” button.
** You are then given the choice to print your donor card. If you did not sign up in the registry and want a donor card “click here”.

What if someone else has the same name that I have? How will you tell us apart?
** Each person is asked to provide unique personal identifiers, such as birth date and mother’s maiden name, when they sign up.
** This same information is used to confirm your identification.