26-28-120 - Donor registry.
26-28-120. Donor registry.
(1) The Department of Public Safety may establish or contract for the establishment of adonor registry.
(2) The Driver License Division of the Department of Public Safety shall cooperate witha person that administers any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizesfor the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor'smaking, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.
(3) A donor registry must:
(a) allow a donor or other person authorized under Section 26-28-104 to include on thedonor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked ananatomical gift;
(b) be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant informationon the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whetherthe donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift; and
(c) be accessible for purposes of Subsections (3)(a) and (b) seven days a week on a24-hour basis.
(4) Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospectivedonor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor,or person that made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near deathof the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended,or revoked an anatomical gift.
(5) This section does not prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donorregistry that is not established by or under contract with the state. Any such registry must complywith Subsections (3) and (4).
Enacted by Chapter 60, 2007 General Session