Washington - To Register as an Organ donor

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Procedure

Register as a donor

• In person. You may register as an organ donor when you apply for your driver license, instruction permit, or ID card. The donor symbol will be placed on your card and your name will be sent to the organ donor registry.
• Online: Visit LifeCenter Northwest's Website and add your name to the registry.
• By mail: Send a letter with your name and address to:
  Attn: LifeCenter Northwest
  11245 SE 6th Street, Ste 100
  Bellevue, WA 98004

Removing your name from the registry

If youd like to set limitations or remove your name from the donor registry visit www.lcnw.org and click the green Register Now button to create a record reflecting your wishes. This new record will replace any older records.

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Required Documents

• Formal request to register as a donor

Office Locations & Contacts

LifeCenter Northwest
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 877.275.5269
Website

Department of Licensing
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507-9030
Phone: 360.902.3900

Day Email, phone, or fax hours:
Monday: 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. 5 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Driver Licensing - Office Locations

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Eligibility

You may register as an organ donor if youre at least 15 years. Youll get the donor symbol on your intermediate driver license or ID card. However, until youre 18 years old or emancipated, your parent or guardian has the right to revoke your consent at the time of donation.

Fees

• No extra fee for registering as an organ donor

(Since you registering as an organ donor by informing the representative handling your driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card application at a Licensing Services Office of your intention)

Validity

Registering as an organ donor provides your legal consent to donate all organs, eyes, and tissues for life-saving or enhancing transplant. This isnt related in any way to whole body research programs.

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Instructions

Three ways to register as an organ, eye, and tissue donor: In person, online or by mail.

Required Information

• Driver license or identification card number
• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Residence and mailing address

Need for the Document

Organ donation can make the difference between life and death for children, women, and men in need of organ and tissue transplants. Today, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a life-saving transplant. One-third of those people will die before they receive an organ.

Following are procedures on how you can register as an organ donor in Washington.

Information which might help

• If you would like to set limitations or remove your name from the donor registry you may do either by online or mail a letter and you may either keep your current license or ID card, or get a new one without the donor symbol. If you prefer to get a new license or ID card, you may request one at any driver licensing office. A $10 fee will be charged for the new license or ID card.
• Organ donor registry information is kept confidential and safe. It cannot be shared with anyone outside the organ donor agencies. We encode the information before it is sent to the registry, and then the registry decodes the information when it has been received.
• Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Account is used to collect and manage donations from the public. Money donated to the account will support efforts to provide facts about organ donation to the public and to ask them to join the organ donor registry.
• You may donate $1 (or more!) to support organ donation education when you renew your vehicle registration. Your tab renewal notice will tell you about the option to donate to the account. This option is available if you renew your registration by mail, online, or in person at a vehicle licensing office.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

By being an organ or tissue donor you can save or enhance the lives of more than 50 people.

External Links

• Washington State Department of Licensing:

http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/organdonor.html

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