Alabama § 22-19-179 Donor Registry

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-19-179 — Donor Registry

Alabama § 22-19-179

Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control

Ch. 19Dead Bodies

Art. 9Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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Ala. Code § 22-19-179 (2026).

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(a)The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may establish or contract for the establishment of a donor registry.

(b)The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall cooperate with a person that administers any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor’s making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.

(c)A donor registry must:

(1)allow a donor or other person authorized under Section 22-19-163 to include on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift;

(2)be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death

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(a) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may establish or contract for the establishment of a donor registry.
(b) The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency shall cooperate with a person that administers any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor’s making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.
(c) A donor registry must:
(1) allow a donor or other person authorized under Section 22-19-163 to include on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift;
(2) be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift; and
(3) be accessible for purposes of subdivisions (1) and (2) seven days a week on a 24-hour basis.
(d) Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor 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 death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended, or revoked an anatomical gift.
(e) This section does not prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donor registry that is not established by or under contract with the state. Any such registry must comply with subsections (c) and (d).