Colorado § 15-19-220 - Donor registry.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 15-19-220 — Donor registry., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-19-220. Donor registry.
(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.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added with relocations, (SB 17-223), ch. 158, p. 550, § 1, effective August 9.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-34-120 as it existed prior to 2017.
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Section 15-19-220 ("Donor registry.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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