Section 24-6B-20 - Donor registry. - New Mexico Statutes

24-6B-20. Donor registry.

A.     The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department shall establish a donor registry pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of Section 66-5-10 NMSA 1978.

B.     The motor vehicle division of the taxation and revenue department shall cooperate with a person that administers any donor registry that this state establishes, contracts for or recognizes for the purpose of transferring to the donor registry all relevant information regarding a donor's making, amendment to or revocation of an anatomical gift.

C.     A donor registry shall:

(1)     allow a donor or other person authorized pursuant to Section 4 [24-6B-4 NMSA 1978] of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to include on the donor registry a statement or symbol that the donor has made, amended or revoked an anatomical gift;

(2)     be accessible to a procurement organization to allow it to obtain relevant information on the donor registry to determine, at or near death of the donor or a prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended or revoked an anatomical gift; and

(3)     be accessible for purposes of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection seven days a week on a twenty-four-hour basis.

D.     Personally identifiable information on a donor registry about a donor or prospective donor may not be used or disclosed without the express consent of the donor, prospective donor or person who made the anatomical gift for any purpose other than to determine, at or near death of the donor or prospective donor, whether the donor or prospective donor has made, amended or revoked an anatomical gift.

E.     This section does not prohibit any person from creating or maintaining a donor registry that is not established by or under contract with the state.  Any such registry shall comply with the provisions of Subsections C and D of this section.