How can I refuse to make an anatomical gift and bar others from doing so on my behalf?

← Registry Information - Signing Up/Removing
If you want to refuse to make an anatomical gift and bar others from doing so on your behalf, you will need to execute a refusal by completing one of the steps below. Be sure to provide copies of your documentation to family, friends, or others who may be making end-of-life decisions for you. This information will not be included in the registry or be maintained by the Department of Health and Senior Services.
  • A record or writing signed by you. 
  • A will.
  • A record or writing signed by another person at your direction, if you are physically unable to sign, and witnessed by at least two adults, one being a disinterested witness, who sign at your request and attest to such act. 
  • A communication made by you in any form during your terminal illness or injury, addressed to at least two adults, one of whom is a disinterested witness.

Registry Information - Signing Up/Removing

  1. How can I sign up?
  2. I do not want to sign up online. Is there another way for me to register?
  3. May I later withdraw or revoke my consent to be listed on the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry?
  4. May I later change my mind and withdraw my refusal to make a gift?
  5. How can I refuse to make an anatomical gift and bar others from doing so on my behalf?
  6. Can I take my name out of the Registry if I change my mind?
  7. How can I remove my name from the Registry?

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