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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consent for inclusion in the statewide Internet-based |
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registry of organ, tissue, and eye donors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.401, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Donor registry information shall be provided to the |
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department and the Texas Department of Transportation by organ |
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procurement organizations, tissue banks, or eye banks, as those |
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terms are defined in Section 692A.002, Health and Safety Code, or by |
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the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry established under |
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Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code. The department, with expert |
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input and support from the Texas Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donor |
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Council, shall: |
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(1) provide to each applicant for the issuance of an |
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original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate who applies in person, by mail, |
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over the Internet, or by other electronic means: |
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(A) the opportunity to indicate on the person's |
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driver's license or personal identification certificate that the |
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person is willing to make an anatomical gift, in the event of death, |
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in accordance with Section 692A.005, Health and Safety Code; and |
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(B) an opportunity for the person to consent [in
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writing] to [the department's provision of the person's name, date
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of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and other
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information needed for identification purposes at the time of
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donation to the organization selected by the commissioner of state
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health services under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code,
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for] inclusion in the statewide Internet-based registry of organ, |
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tissue, and eye donors and [for] release to procurement |
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organizations in the manner provided by Subsection (c-1) [by
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specifically asking each applicant only the question, "Would you
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like to register as an organ donor?"]; and |
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(2) provide a means to distribute donor registry |
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information to interested individuals in each office authorized to |
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issue driver's licenses or personal identification certificates. |
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(c-1) The department shall: |
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(1) specifically ask each applicant only the question, |
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"Would you like to register as an organ donor?"; and |
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(2) if the applicant responds affirmatively to the |
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question asked under Subdivision (1), provide the person's name, |
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date of birth, driver's license number, most recent address, and |
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other information needed for identification purposes at the time of |
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donation to the organization selected by the commissioner of state |
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health services under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code, for |
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inclusion in the registry. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2011, the Department |
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of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall implement Section |
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521.401, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |