Oregon § 97.977 Donor registry; duty of Department of Transportation to cooperate with donor registry

Oregon Statutes

§ 97.977 — Donor registry; duty of Department of Transportation to cooperate with donor registry

Oregon § 97.977

Vol.3

Title 10Property Rights and Transactions

Ch.97

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 97.977 (2026).

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(1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority may allow an organ procurement organization to establish a donor registry.

(b)Only one donor registry may be established within this state.

(c)The donor registry shall comply with subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(2)The Department of Transportation shall:

(a)Cooperate with a person who administers the donor registry established under subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor’s making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift.

(b)When requested by the organ procurement organization that has established the donor registry in this state, the department shall electronically transfer to the organ procurement organization the name, address, birthdate and donor desi

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(1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority may allow an organ procurement organization to establish a donor registry.
(b) Only one donor registry may be established within this state.
(c) The donor registry shall comply with subsections (3) and (4) of this section.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall:
(a) Cooperate with a person who administers the donor registry established under subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor’s making, amending or revoking an anatomical gift.
(b) When requested by the organ procurement organization that has established the donor registry in this state, the department shall electronically transfer to the organ procurement organization the name, address, birthdate and donor designation listed on the driver license or identification card of a person designated as a donor. The organ procurement organization shall treat the information transferred from the department as confidential and may use the information only to expedite the making of anatomical gifts authorized by the donor.
(3) The donor registry must:
(a) Allow a donor or other person authorized under ORS 97.955 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 the procurement organization 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 this subsection seven days a week on a 24-hour basis.
(4) Personally identifiable information on the 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 who 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.