765.5155 – Donor registry; education program.
765.5155 Donor registry; education program.— (1) The Legislature finds that: (a) There is a shortage of organ and tissue donors in this state willing to provide the organs and tissue that could save lives or enhance the quality of life for many persons. (b) There is a need to encourage the various minority populations of this state to donate […]
765.547 – Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.
765.547 Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.— (1) A medical examiner and procurement organization shall cooperate with each other in order to maximize opportunities to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (2) The Florida Medical Examiners Commission shall adopt rules establishing cooperative responsibilities between medical examiners and procurement organizations to facilitate […]
765.51551 – Donor registry; public records exemption.
765.51551 Donor registry; public records exemption.— (1) Information held in the donor registry which identifies a donor is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. (2) Such information may be disclosed to the following: (a) Procurement organizations that have been certified by the agency for the purpose of ascertaining or effectuating […]
765.516 – Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.
765.516 Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.— (1) A donor may amend the terms of or revoke an anatomical gift by: (a) The execution and delivery to the donee of a signed statement witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness. (b) An oral statement that is made in the presence […]
765.517 – Rights and duties at death.
765.517 Rights and duties at death.— (1) The donee, pursuant to s. 765.515(2), may accept or reject an anatomical gift. If the donee accepts a gift to be used for research or education purposes, the donee may authorize embalming and the use of the body in funeral services, subject to the terms of the gift. If the […]
765.518 – Eye banks.
765.518 Eye banks.— (1) Any state, county, district, or other public hospital may purchase and provide the necessary facilities and equipment to establish and maintain an eye bank for restoration of sight purposes. (2) The Department of Education may have prepared, printed, and distributed: (a) A form document of gift for a gift of the eyes. (b) An eye bank […]
765.5185 – Corneal removal by medical examiners.
765.5185 Corneal removal by medical examiners.— (1) In any case in which a patient is in need of corneal tissue for a transplant, a district medical examiner or an appropriately qualified designee with training in ophthalmologic techniques may, upon request of any eye bank authorized under s. 765.518, provide the cornea of a decedent whenever all of […]
765.519 – Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.
765.519 Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.—With respect to a gift of an eye as provided for in this part, a licensed funeral director as defined in chapter 497 who has completed a course in eye enucleation and has received a certificate of competence from the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Florida School […]
765.521 – Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.
765.521 Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.— (1) The agency and the department shall develop and implement a program encouraging and allowing persons to make anatomical gifts as a part of the process of issuing identification cards and issuing and renewing driver licenses. The donor registration card distributed by the department shall include […]
765.522 – Duty of hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators and procurement organizations.
765.522 Duty of hospital administrators; liability of hospital administrators and procurement organizations.— (1) If, based on accepted medical standards, a hospital patient is a suitable candidate for organ or tissue donation, the hospital administrator or the hospital administrator’s designee shall, at or near the time of death, notify the appropriate procurement organization, which shall access the donor […]