California Health and Safety Code

§ 7152.2

HSC § 7152.2 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 3.56

Statute text

(a)The California organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to Section 273 and following of Title 42 of the United States Code, are hereby authorized to establish a not-for-profit entity that shall be designated the Altruistic Living Donor Registrar, which shall establish and maintain the Altruistic Living Donor Registry. The registry shall contain information regarding persons who have identified themselves as altruistic living kidney donors. The donor registry shall be designed to promote and assist live kidney donations, including donor chains, paired exchanges, and nondirected donations. The registrar shall be responsible for developing methods to increase the number of donors who enroll in the registry.

(b)The registrar shall make available to the federally designated organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers in California information contained in the registry regarding potential altruistic living donors. This information shall be used to expedite a match between identified organ donors and potential recipients.

(c)The registrar may receive voluntary contributions to support the registry and its activities.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 217, Sec. 1. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2011.