(1) If an anatomical gift is made pursuant to s. 765.521, the completed donor registration card shall be delivered to the department, and the department must communicate the donor’s intent to the donor registry, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. If the donor withdraws the gift, the records of the department must be updated to reflect such withdrawal, and the department must communicate the withdrawal to the donor registry for the purpose of updating the registry.
(2) If an anatomical gift is made by the donor to a specified donee, the document of gift, other than a will, may be delivered to the donee to expedite the appropriate procedures immediately after death, but delivery is not necessary to the validity of the gift. The document of gift may be deposited in any hospital, bank, storage facility, or registry office that accepts such documents for safekeeping or to facilitate the donation of organs and tissue after death.
(3) At the request of any interested party upon or after the donor’s death, the person in possession shall produce the document of gift for examination.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 83-171; s. 1, ch. 87-372; s. 7, ch. 95-423; s. 33, ch. 96-418; s. 9, ch. 98-68; s. 65, ch. 2001-226; s. 17, ch. 2008-9; s. 4, ch. 2008-223; s. 5, ch. 2009-218.
Note.—Created from former s. 736.26; s. 732.915.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 765 - Health Care Advance Directives
Part V - Anatomical Gifts (Ss. 765.510-765.547)
765.510 - Legislative declaration.
765.512 - Persons who may make an anatomical gift.
765.513 - Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.
765.514 - Manner of making anatomical gifts.
765.515 - Delivery of donor document.
765.5155 - Donor registry; education program.
765.51551 - Donor registry; public records exemption.
765.516 - Donor amendment or revocation of anatomical gift.
765.517 - Rights and duties at death.
765.5185 - Corneal removal by medical examiners.
765.519 - Enucleation of eyes by licensed funeral directors.
765.521 - Donations as part of driver license or identification card process.
765.523 - Discrimination in access to anatomical gifts and organ transplants prohibited.
765.541 - Certification of procurement organizations; agency responsibilities.
765.542 - Requirements to engage in organ, tissue, or eye procurement.
765.543 - Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board; creation; duties.
765.544 - Fees; organ and tissue donor education and procurement.
765.545 - Physician supervision of cadaveric organ and tissue procurement coordinators.
765.546 - Procurement of cadaveric organs for transplant by out-of-state physicians.
765.547 - Cooperation between medical examiner and procurement organization.