Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 137 - Anatomical Gifts › Subchapter I - The Wisconsin Donor Registry › Section DHS 137.04 - Registration in the Wisconsin Donor Registry

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RECORD OF GIFT.
(a) Beginning March 29, 2010, an individual
				  at least 15 years of age who indicates a desire to register as an organ,
				  tissue, and eye donor when applying for or renewing a Wisconsin driver's
				  license or identification card makes an anatomical gift of organs, tissues and
				  eyes by authorizing his or her inclusion in the registry. The department of
				  transportation's inclusion of a statement or symbol in its database that the
				  individual has indicated a desire to register as an organ, tissue, and eye
				  donor constitutes a record of an anatomical gift under s.
				  157.06 (2) (t),
				  Stats.
Note:
Until January 2010, the application form
					 for a Wisconsin driver's license or identification card included a statement
					 that answering "yes" to the question whether the applicant wished to be an
					 organ donor did not in itself authorize an anatomical gift. A record of intent
					 will be noted for individuals who indicated they wanted to be organ donors
					 using this application form. An individual who has indicated a desire to be a
					 donor using this form may register as a donor in the manner described in par.
					 (b) or when renewing his or her license.
(b) An individual who is at least 15 years of
				  age and has a Wisconsin driver's license or identification card may authorize
				  his or her inclusion in the registry as a means of making an anatomical gift of
				  organs, tissues and eyes by completing a form available on the Wisconsin donor
				  registry website. The department shall forward the individual's authorization
				  to the department of transportation, or the individual may write to the
				  Wisconsin department of transportation. The department of transportation's
				  entry of a statement or symbol in its database indicating that the individual
				  has made an anatomical gift shall constitute a record of gift under s.
				  157.06 (2) (t),
				  Stats.
Note:
Requests may be mailed to the Wisconsin
					 Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, Qualifications and
					 Issuance, Rm. 801, P.O. Box 7999, Madison, WI 53707-7999.
Note:
Every time an individual renews his or
					 her driver's license or identification card, the individual will be asked
					 whether he or she wants to make an organ or tissue donation. If an individual
					 who has authorized his or her inclusion in the registry under par. (a) or (b)
					 wishes to remain in the registry, the individual must indicate this when
					 renewing his or her driver's license or identification card. Individuals in the
					 registry who do not renew their licenses will remain in the registry.
(c) An individual who authorizes
				  his or her inclusion in the registry makes an anatomical gift of organs,
				  tissues, and eyes, but does not make a gift of the entire body, unless the
				  individual subsequently amends the gift under s.
				  157.06 (6) (a),
				  Stats., to donate the entire body.
(d) An individual who authorizes his or her
				  inclusion in the registry does not revoke a previously executed anatomical gift
				  directed for the use of a particular person or purpose, limited to particular
				  organs or tissues, or otherwise directed to a particular legal
				  use.