Information contained in the registry is confidential.
It is only given out to authorized procurement group personnel, coroners, and the Cook County Medical Examiner by staff at the Secretary of State Police Command Center through a special 800 line. This information is not released until all efforts to save a person have been depleted and death is declared. Information does not appear on public inquiry abstracts issued to insurance companies. This allows us to reach a large segment of the population and also requires all applicants to consider an issue they might not otherwise think about. Hopefully, increased public awareness will lead to an increased number of potential donors.