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71-4822. Donor Registryof Nebraska; establishment; duties; restriction on information.(1) The federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska shall use the information receivedfrom the Department of Motor Vehicles under section 60-494 to establish andmaintain the Donor Registry of Nebraska. A procurement organization located outside of Nebraska mayobtain information from theDonor Registry of Nebraska when a Nebraska resident is listedas a donor on the registry and is not located in Nebraska immediately precedingor at the time of his or her death. The federally designated organ procurementorganization for Nebraska may receive donorinformation from sources other than the Department of Motor Vehicles and shallpay all costs associated with creating and maintaining the DonorRegistry of Nebraska.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Donor Registry of Nebraska facilitate organand tissue donations and not inhibit such donations. A person does not needto be listed on the Donor Registry of Nebraska tobe an organ and tissue donor.(3) No person shall obtain information from the Donor Registry of Nebraska for the purpose offundraising or other commercial use. Information obtained from the Donor Registry of Nebraska may only be usedto facilitate the donation process at the time of the donor's death. Generalstatistical information may be provided upon request to the federally designatedorgan procurement organization for Nebraska. SourceLaws 2004, LB 559, § 7; Laws 2010, LB1036, § 39.Operative Date: January 1, 2011