§ 15-19-220 — Donor registry

Colorado § 15-19-220

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 15: Probate,
• Art.: Treatment of Human Bodies After Death

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(a) The department of revenue may establish or
contract for the establishment of a donor registry.

(b) The department of revenue 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 15-19-204 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 subsection (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section
seven days a week on a twenty-four-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) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-223), ch. 158, p. 550, � 1, effective August 9.