765.543 – Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties.
765.543 Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties.— (1) There is hereby created the Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board, which shall consist of 14 members who are appointed by and report directly to the Secretary of Health Care Administration. The membership must be regionally distributed and must include: (a) Two representatives who […]
765.544 – Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement.
765.544 Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement.— (1) In accordance with s. 408.805, an applicant or a certificateholder shall pay a fee for each application submitted under this part, part II of chapter 408, and applicable rules. The amount of the fee shall be as follows: (a) An initial application fee of $1,000 from organ procurement […]
765.545 – Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.
765.545 Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.—Procurement organizations may employ coordinators who are registered nurses, physician assistants, or other medically trained personnel who meet the relevant standards for procurement organizations adopted by the agency under s. 765.541, to assist in the medical management of organ donors or in the surgical procurement of cadaveric […]
765.546 – Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians.
765.546 Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians.—Any physician currently licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the United States may surgically procure in this state cadaveric organs for transplant if: (1) The organs are being procured for an out-of-state patient who is listed on, or referred through, the United Network for Organ Sharing System; […]
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 […]
765.510 – Legislative declaration.
765.510 Legislative declaration.—Because of the rapid medical progress in the fields of tissue and organ preservation, transplantation of tissue, and tissue culture, and because it is in the public interest to aid the medical developments in these fields, the Legislature in enacting this part intends to encourage and aid the development of reconstructive medicine and surgery […]
765.511 – Definitions.
765.511 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: (1) “Agency” means the Agency for Health Care Administration. (2) “Anatomical gift” or “gift” means a donation of all or part of a human body to take effect after the donor’s death and to be used for transplantation, therapy, research, or education. (3) “Bank” or “storage facility” means a facility licensed, […]
765.512 – Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
765.512 Persons who may make an anatomical gift.— (1) Any person who may make a will may make an anatomical gift of his or her body. (a) If the decedent makes an anatomical gift by one of the methods listed in s. 765.514(1), and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications by the decedent, the document […]