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First-Person Consent Fact Sheet [EX 7.1]
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.First-Person Consent FACT SHEET In January 2006, IllinoisR^ First-Person Consent Lawwent into effect, making personR^s wish to be an organ/ tissue donor legally binding. Additional witnesses orfamily consent is not required for donation to occur. If person was signed up as donor before January 2006,he/she must re-register on the First-Person Consent Registry to ensure that his/her decision to be an organ/tissue donor is honored. In Illinois, persons under age cannot legally enter intoa contract; therefore, family consent is still required before donation can occur. Because persons under age 18are not eligible to join the registry, they should discuss their wishes to be an organ/tissue donor with theirfamilies. When person turns 18, he/she may join the registry. * There are more than 113,000 people on the nationaltransplant waiting list. * In Illinois, nearly 5,000 people are waiting for life-saving donor. * When person agrees to have his/her name included inthe donor registry, the in
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- contactCity: Springfield
- contactOrganization: Illinois Secretary of State. Organ/Tissue Donor Program
- contactPhoneNumber: (217) 782-4658
- contactState: IL
- contactZipCode: 62756
- dateCreated: 04 03 2012
- dateLastModified: 04 20 2012
- description: In January 2006, Illinois First-Person Consent Law went into effect, making a persons wish to be an organ/tissue donor legally binding. Additional witnesses or family consent is not required for donation to occur.
- govType: State
- language: EN-English
- numberOrIssue: April
- originallyProvidedURL: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ex7.pdf
- originatorDepartment: Office of Secretary of State
- originatorJurisdiction: Illinois
- originatorOffice: Illinois
- volumeOrYear: 2012