New Mexico § 66-5-10 - Application for license; information; transfer to license

§ 66-5-10. Application for license; information; transfer to license

A. Within the forms prescribed by the department for applications and licenses of

drivers of motor vehicles, a space shall be provided to show whether the applicant

is a donor as provided in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Anyone applying for a license may, if the applicant desires, indicate the applicant's

donor status on the space provided on the application, and this information, if given

by an applicant, shall be shown upon the license issued. The form and driver's license shall be signed by the donor in the presence of a

witness who shall also sign the form in the donor's presence. The department shall, as soon as practicable, include the following donor statement

on the application form: “I, __________________________________________________________________________, hereby make an (Name of applicant/donor) anatomical gift effective upon my death. A medical evaluation at the time of my death shall determine the organs and tissues

suitable for donation. _________________________ (Signature of donor) _________________________ (Signature of parent or guardian is required if the donor is under fifteen years of

age.)”. B. The department shall mark the donor status on each person's driver's license record

and shall retain each application form or its image of a person who wishes to be a

donor. The department shall create and maintain a statewide donor registry and shall provide

on-line computer terminal access to the donor registry to organ procurement organizations

and procurement organizations, as defined in the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform

Anatomical Gift Act. Authorized hospital or organ and tissue donor program personnel, immediately prior

to or after a donor's death, may request verification of the donor's status from the

department and may obtain a copy of the application from the department.