(1) Any state, county, district, or other public hospital may purchase and provide the necessary facilities and equipment to establish and maintain an eye bank for restoration of sight purposes.
(2) The Department of Education may have prepared, printed, and distributed:
(a) A form document of gift for a gift of the eyes.
(b) An eye bank register consisting of the names of persons who have executed documents for the gift of their eyes.
(c) Wallet cards reciting the document of gift.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 45, ch. 75-220; s. 462, ch. 77-147; s. 68, ch. 2001-226.
Note.—Created from former s. 736.29; s. 732.918.
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.