§ 23-06.6-19 — Donor registry

North Dakota § 23-06.6-19

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-06.6: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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1. The department of health and human services may establish or contract for the
establishment of a donor registry.
2. The department of transportation 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.
3. A donor registry must:
a. Allow a donor or other person authorized under section 23-06.6-03 to include on
the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended, or
revoked an anatomical gift;
b. 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
c. Be accessible for purposes of subdivisions a and b seven days a week on a
twenty-four-hour basis.

4. 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.
5. 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 3 and 4.