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Ohio Donor Registry Ohio offers four (4) different Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) areas: NOTICE: A new form BMV 2622 - Donor Registry
Enrollment Form
Ohio's Donor Registry Up And Running COLUMBUS, OH (July 2, 2002) – Nearly 3,000 Ohioans are waiting for a second chance at life. One person has the potential to save seven lives through organ donation and enhance the quality of life for more than 50 others through tissue and eye donation. The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), in conjunction with the Second Chance Trust Fund Advisory Committee, have developed Ohio's Donor Registry. The Ohio Donor Registry, which began on July 1, 2002, is a way to give legal consent for an anatomical gift upon an individual's death. Anytime an individual renews or is issued a new license or identification card, he or she is asked if they would like to become a donor. If the person answers yes, the person is automatically entered into the registry. If a person would like to wait and decide at another time, they are given donation information and a form that they can fill out and send back to the BMV. "I am pleased that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will play such an active role in registering Ohioans who wish to be organ, eye and/or tissue donors," said Lt. Governor Maureen O'Connor, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety. "The BMV's commitment in educating Ohio on organ donations is one reason the Ohio Legislature directed the BMV to house the registry." "Few decisions we make in life can transform tragedy to hope and save the lives of people we will never meet," said State Senator Lynn Wachtmann (R-1st), chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee. "The decision to be an organ donor offers these possibilities and, under the new registry system in place, is our personal decision to make." "Every two days, an Ohioan dies while waiting for a transplant," said J. Nick Baird, M.D., director of the Ohio Department of Health. "This issue can be solved, but only through the unselfish decision to become a donor. I am proud that Ohio has taken steps to address this issue by ensuring through the Ohio Donor Registry that the wishes of the donor will be met. I encourage everyone to think of the dramatic difference they as an individual can make in the lives of so many people." Individuals who have stated their wishes to become an organ donor on their driver licenses and ID cards prior to July 1, will not be automatically entered in the registry. If the individual would like to be a part of the registry prior to their license or ID card renewal, he or she may download a form from the BMV Web site (see link at the top and bottom of this page), or they may obtain a form from his or her local deputy registrar location. Once the forms are completed, they are to be mailed to the BMV. The information on the registry is confidential and access to the registry is limited to licensed and certified organ, tissue and eye procurement organizations. BMV
2622 - Donor Registry Enrollment Form
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was created for the purpose of enrolling individuals into the Ohio Donor Registry as organ
donors. This new form is available for download from the BMV Web site at the link
above and under the heading "DOWNLOADS" sub-heading "BMV Forms For
Downloading."