(a) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the OPO, shall establish an annual education program for employees of the Department of Transportation. The program shall focus on:

(1) Benefits associated with organ and tissue donations;

(2) Scope and operation of the State‘s donor program; and

(3) How the employees can:

a. Effectively inform the public about the donor program; and

b. Best assist those wishing to designate as donors, including use of the Donate Life Delaware Registry.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2725

  • Department: means the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2710
  • Donate Life Delaware Registry: means that subset of persons in the Department of Transportation's driver's license and photo identification card database or any expanded or successor database who have elected to include the donor designation on their record. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2710
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Donor: means an individual who makes a gift of all or part of the individual's body. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2710
  • OPO: means the federally certified organ procurement organization for the State. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2710
  • State: includes a state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession and any other area subject to the legislative authority of the United States of America. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 2710

(b) State agencies are encouraged to collaborate with the OPO on initiatives designed to enhance awareness of organ and tissue donation and may collaborate with the OPO in applying for federal, state or private grants.

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