The New First-Person Consent Law

Legislation Making A Person's Wishes To Become An Organ/Tissue Donor Legally Binding Signed Into Law

The legislation, which was a product of Secretary of State Jesse White’s Task Force on Donor Authorization, creates a First-Person Consent Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.

Now with the new First-Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry, a person’s indication that he or she wants to be an organ/tissue donor will be a legally binding decision, one that does not require family permission. It is estimated that many more lives will be saved with the new law.

Individuals will not be automatically transferred from the current registry to the new one. Register now for the new First-Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry.