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This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention under the subject classification 'Health and medicine: Health care: Organ and tissue donations'.

Health and medicine:
   Health care:
     Organ and tissue donations

Donacion De Organos Y Tejidos: T Decides
Brochure with information about organ/tissue donation and a new law, which created a registry and made a person's wishes to be an organ/tissue donor legally binding. Included is a form for consent to be an organ/tissue donor.

First Person Consent: Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the First-Person Consent Organ/Tissue Donor Registry, created by legislation effective January 1, 2006, which made a adult's decision to be an organ/tissue donor legally binding.

Illinois Register (27 2003, 5 January 31)
The Illinois Register is the official state document for publishing public notice of rulemaking activity initiated by State governmental agencies. The table of contents is arranged categorically by rulemaking activity and alphabetically by agency within each category.

Life Goes On: Be and Organ/Tissue Donor
This guide serves as a resource for communities wishing to implement a Life Goes On Cities program, which has become a model for other states. Through this unique program, we can help the people who are on transplant waiting lists right here in Illinois.

Longnecker v. Loyola University Medical Center [1-06-1536]
First Division, June 25, 2008 No. 1-06-1536 CONNIE LONGNECKER, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of CARL LONGNECKER, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, and SIRISH PARVATHANENI, M.D., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. No. 02 L 007989 The Honorable Irwin J. Solganick, Judge Presiding.

Memorandum of Understanding: Department of Public Health (covers FY07)
This publication consists of agreements between the Illinois Department of Public Health and each of the following: Access Hawthorne Family Health Center Advocate Health Center AIDS Foundation of Chicago Amadiyah Muslim Community/Trinity AME Church Chicago Family Health Center Christian Community Health Center Community Health and Improvement Center Concerned Citizens, Inc. Crusader Dental Clinic Englewood United Methodist Church HIV AIDS Ministry Erie Family Health Center Erie Health Center Erie Neighborhood House Franciscan Outreach Association Healthy South Chicago Coalition Heartland Dental Clinic House of James Human Resources Development Institute Jackson Park Hospital/South Shore Lakeside Community Committee (HIV/AIDS) National Sarcoidosis Society Peoria County Health Dept. Dental Clinic Shawnee Health Services Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation St. Basil Dental Clinic UIC College of Dentistry The agreements award grants for free healthcare for the uninsured and non-citizens; support services to asthma sufferers; increase of the formulary for medications for treatment of viral hepatitis and anti-rejection of organ transplants due to viral hepatitis; support services for free health screenings; support services for HIV/AIDS sufferers and homeless youth; dental services; healthcare expansion services; youth development; services to those at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS in Illinois; and support the National Sarcoidosis Society.

Organ/Tissue Donation: You Decide
Brochure with information about organ/tissue donation and a new law, which created a registry and makes a persons wishes to be an organ/tissue donor legally binding. Included is a form for consent to be an organ/tissue donor.