Informed Consent

Joining the Ohio Donor Registry is how to legally give consent for the gift of your organs, tissue and eyes upon your death, for any purposes authorized by law. These include:

• Transplantation for life-saving, restorative or reconstructive
   
  
• Medical and scientific research and education
   
  
• Organs which can be donated include:
  • heart
  • liver
  • kidneys
  • lungs
  • pancreas
  • small intestine
  
  
• Tissues which can be donated include:
  • corneas
  • skin
  • bone
  • tendons and ligaments
  • heart valves
  • vessel
  
  
• You can refine your donation consent to include only specified organs and/or tissues, or only specified purpose(s).