Body Donation Program
• Established to provide human cadavers for educational and scientific study• Register Donors• Coordinate with Donor Families• Track Anatomical Specimens• Review & Approve Requests• Training• Disposal of Anatomical Specimens
Overview
• Altruism• Chronic Illness• Pragmatism• Financial Reasons
Reason People Donate
• Pre-need Registration• Methods to get Donation Forms
• Mail, Website, & Fax
• Methods to Submit Forms• Mail, Fax, & Scan/Email
• At-need Registration• Methods to get Donation Forms
• Website & Fax
• Methods to Submit Forms• Fax & Scan/Email
Procedures for Donor Registration
• Medical Education – 520 Students• Graduate Medical Education – 830 Students• Continuing Medical Education• Research• Education
Use of Donations
• Cremation• Scattering at Sea
Disposition of Donations
• Memorial Service• Permanent Memorial Bench
Programs for Families of Donors
• Legality• California Health and Safety Code 7150.50
• An Anatomical Gift may be made to any of the following persons named in a document of gift:
• (1) A hospital, accredited medical school, dental school, college, university, or organ procurement organization, for research or education.
• (2) Subject to subdivision (b), an individual designated by the person making the anatomical gift if the individual is the recipient of the part.
• (3) An eye bank, or tissue bank.
• Use of Donation• Outside of California and Outside of the United States
• Options
Other Whole Body Donation Programs
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