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§2354.8. Donor registry
A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may establish or contract for
the establishment of a donor registry.
B. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
vehicles, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall cooperate with any
person administering any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes
for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding the
making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.
C. A donor registry shall be accessible seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day
and allow each of the following:
(1)A donor or other person authorized in accordance with R.S. 17:2352 to include
on the donor registry a statement or
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§2354.8. Donor registry
A. The secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health may establish or contract for
the establishment of a donor registry.
B. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
vehicles, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall cooperate with any
person administering any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for, or recognizes
for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding the
making, amendment to, or revocation of an anatomical gift.
C. A donor registry shall be accessible seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day
and allow each of the following:
(1) A donor or other person authorized in accordance with R.S. 17:2352 to include
on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or revoked
an anatomical gift.
(2) A procurement organization to obtain relevant information 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.
D. Personally identifiable information on a donor registry 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 except to determine, at or near the death of the donor,
whether he 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 contracted with the state. Any such registry shall comply
with Subsections C and D of this Section.