Bill As Introduced H.676

BILL AS INTRODUCED H.676

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H.676

Introduced by Representatives Donovan of Burlington, Alfano of Calais, Atkins of Winooski, Bolduc of Barton, Cleland of Northfield, Connell of Warren, Emmons of Springfield, Endres of Milton, Fisher of Lincoln, Flory of Pittsford, Goodridge of Albany, Grad of Moretown, Hooker of Rutland City, Keogh of Burlington, Kitzmiller of Montpelier, Larose of Richford, Larson of Burlington, Masland of Thetford, Molloy of Arlington, Osman of Plainfield, Palmer of Pownal, Pugh of South Burlington, Seibert of Norwich, Shaw of Derby, Sweaney of Windsor, Webster of Brattleboro, Willett of St. Albans City, Winters of Swanton, Wright of Burlington and Zuckerman of Burlington

Referred to Committee on

Date:

Subject: Motor vehicles; department of health; anatomical gift registry

Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to direct the department of health, in coordination with the department of motor vehicles, to establish and maintain a computerized registry of persons who have authorized an anatomical document of gift.

AN ACT RELATING TO AN ANATOMICAL GIFT REGISTRY

It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:

Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 5248 is added to read:

§ 5248. ANATOMICAL GIFT REGISTRY

(a) The department of health, in coordination with the department of motor vehicles, shall develop and maintain a registry identifying persons who have authorized an anatomical document of gift. The registry shall be maintained in a secured database that provides authorized organ procurement organizations, tissue banks, and eye banks immediate access to the registry at all times. All persons entered in the registry shall have the right to revoke or update their gift.

(b) The department of health and the department of motor vehicles shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 25 of Title 3, for implementing their respective roles in the development and maintenance of the registry, including interdepartmental coordination, and the security of, and limitations on, access to the computerized data.