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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135.122 STATEWIDE ORGAN DONOR
1 2 REGISTRY.
1 3 The director shall contract for the establishment of a
1 4 statewide organ donor registry. The contract shall provide
1 5 for a centralized database and automated system to make organ
1 6 donor information available to family members and physicians
1 7 seven days a week, twenty-four hours per day. The registry
1 8 shall be used to compile the organ donation information
1 9 received by the state department of transportation, county
1 10 treasurers, attorneys, organ donation awareness programs, and
1 11 others.
1 12 Sec. 2. ORGAN DONATION REGISTRY. There is appropriated
1 13 from the general fund of the state to the Iowa department of
1 14 public health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and
1 15 ending June 30, 2001, the following amount, or so much thereof
1 16 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated:
1 17 For establishing a statewide organ donor registry in
1 18 accordance with section 135.122, as enacted by this Act, and
1 19 this section:
1 20 .................................................. $ 75,000
1 21 The director of public health shall work with the state
1 22 department of transportation, county treasurers, and the Iowa
1 23 organ donor network in developing specifications for the
1 24 registry. Consideration shall be given to implementing an
1 25 automated toll-free hotline.
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill establishes a statewide organ donor registry in
1 28 the Iowa department of public health and makes an
1 29 appropriation of $75,000 for implementation.
1 30 New Code section 135.122 requires the director of public
1 31 health to contract for the registry. The contract is to
1 32 provide for a centralized database and automated system to
1 33 make organ donor information available to family members and
1 34 physicians seven days a week, 24 hours per day. The registry
1 35 is to be used to compile the organ donation information
2 1 received by the state department of transportation, county
2 2 treasurers, attorneys, organ donation awareness programs, and
2 3 others.
2 4 The appropriation provides for the director of public
2 5 health to work with the state department of transportation,
2 6 county treasurers, and the Iowa organ donor network in
2 7 developing specifications for the registry. Consideration is
2 8 to be given to implementing an automated toll-free hotline.
2 9 LSB 6012HH 78
2 10 jp/as/5
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