1. No. Everyone can register.  People of all ages and medical histories should consider themselves potential donors.
   
   

1. People of all ages and medical histories should consider themselves potential donors. Your medical condition at the time of death will determine what organs and tissues can be donated.
   A national system matches available organs from the donor with people on the waiting list based on blood type, body size, how sick they are, donor distance, tissue type and time on the list. Sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, race, income, celebrity and social status are never considered.

Thank you for registering as a donor! This is a heroic, generous decision.

Please share this with your legal next of kin and those who will be involved at the time of your death.

“I understand that registering as a donor means: I have made the legally binding decision to save & heal lives, if clinically possible, after my death. I have given legal authorization to donate my organs, eyes, and tissues for transplant, research, education and therapy to save & heal others. If I’m able to be an organ donor at the time of my death, I understand I must stay on the ventilator for a limited time to ensure the donation process can be completed. If I’m able to be a donor at the time of my death, I understand that my next-of-kin must answer a series of questions about my medical and social history.”

Now, inspire others:

1. Encourage your loved ones to join you on the Registry via text, email & in person.
2. Be an influencer on social media.  Encourage others to learn more about the importance of donation & register themselves.  Tag us on social media @donatelifekentucky. Check out free outreach resources at Donate Life America.
3. Get involved with Donate Life Kentucky Trust!  Share your story, become a Board Member, Volunteer, host an event encouraging others to help, and deepen your impact by giving a recurring gift to help families in need. Learn more by emailing us at info@donatelifeky.org or calling 1-866-945-5433.

1. Find your local driver’s license office by clicking here.
   
   Please note: You can register online at RegisterMe.org without having to get a new driver’s license. You can also update your registration status. The Driver’s License office is unable to remove your name from the Registry in their system, so contacting our office or removing your name online is the only way to remove your name from the Registry.
   

1. No. When an individual registers, it is legally binding and treated with the significance of a will. Families and legal representatives cannot overturn your decision to donate if you are registered on the state or national registry.
2. Kentucky is a first-person consent state, and first-person authorization is always followed after the patient’s death if donation is clinically possible. You are encouraged to talk to your next-of-kin and legal representatives about all of your end-of-life decisions.
3. Learn more by going to KYJustice.org.

1. Once a person turns 18, their decision to register as a donor is considered a legal, advanced directive. Just like a will, the decision to register is legally binding and followed as your deliberate decision. Your decision to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor will be honored upon your death if donation criteria are met.
2. The OPO (organ procurement organization) will inform your legal next-of-kin or legal representatives of your decision to be a donor and will involve them in the donation process but will not ask them for authorization.
3. You are encouraged to talk to your next-of-kin and legal representatives about all of your end-of-life decisions. If you need help and would like to speak with a community educator about donation, please email info@donatelifeky.org or call 1-866-945-5433.

1. To build your organ Donor registry campaign, follow the following steps:
3. 1) Visit RegisterMe.org and fill out your registration info OR click “access registration” at the top of the page.
4. 2) If you click “access registration” and fill in the appropriate information on the page when you are redirected.
5. 3) Once you have registered, you will be directed to the “My Donor Account” page. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of this page.
6. 4) Click “New Registration Campaign” at the bottom of the page.
7. 5) You will be redirected to the “Create Your Campaign” page, where you can add photos, and verbiage and set registry drive goals for your unique page.