Registry Information

No. However, you are encouraged to say, “yes”, every time you obtain or renew your instruction permit or driver/nondriver license when asked: “Do you consent to be listed in the Donor Registry System as an organ, eye and tissue donor?” so your information remains current.

The symbol is a red heart with a green ribbon going through it with the word “donor” above the heart. It will be on the front of your driver/nondriver license.

No. You do not have to sign a donor card or your driver license. It is just one way to document or record your decision. Read “How can I become an organ, eye and tissue donor” for other ways to record your decision.

Suspension, expiration or loss of your instruction permit or driver/non-driver license does not invalidate your gift. If you have questions related to the suspension, expiration, or loss of your document, please contact your local driver license office.

Your dollar donation at the local license office goes to support the Organ Donor Trust Fund. The fund is administered by the State Treasurer and the Missouri Organ and Tissue Donor Program uses the fund to maintain the organ and tissue donor registry and to provide public education.

Prior to the first person consent registry, the responsibility for giving consent for donation fell solely on the donor’s family. Unfortunately, family members were often unaware of their loved one’s wishes regarding donation. The Registry eliminates any doubt that a family member may have about your decision do be a donor. Inform your family of your wish about organ and tissue donation. You will have another opportunity when you register your decision or modify your registry record by informing family and friends with an email.

The Department of Health and Senior Services manages the Registry.

If you have a heart symbol on your driver license or id card, the information is stored in the secure Registry. Check the Registry to make sure your information is correct. The heart on your license or id and a donor card gives consent for donation. But, these papers are rarely available at the time of death. Upon your death and without delay, your registry record is on hand. Your family does not have the burden of making a choice for you during a hard and emotional time.

By enrolling in Missouri’s Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, you are giving legal consent for the recovery of your organs, eyes, and tissues for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, and/or education at the time of your death. Registry information is kept strictly confidential and can only be accessed by:

1. Federally regulated organ procurement organizations, and
2. Missouri licensed tissue and eye banks.

Such access is limited and for the sole purpose of identifying potential organ and tissue donors at or near the time of death. The Department of Health and Senior Services employees or their representative have access to the Registry when required for the performance of their official duties as it relates to the Registry and the donation process.

If you are an adult, an emancipated minor, or a minor who is authorized to apply for a driver’s license, you can register with the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. If you are eligible for an instructional permit or graduated license (usually between 15 and 18), you can join the Registry, but you must provide contact information for your parents or legal guardian so they can make the final decision about donation at the time of death. When you become 18 years of age, or if you are an emancipated minor, your choice to be a donor will not require a parent or guardian be given the opportunity to revoke or amend your gift at the time of donation; however, the donor agency will make every attempt to notify your next-of-kin of your decision. If you have questions related to enrollment call (toll free) 888-497-4564.

Note: In the absence of a donor designation or if a person is under the age 18 and is not an emancipated youth, the law provides a priority list of who is responsible for making the final donation decision.

Yes. If your child is under the age of 16 and not emancipated, you may complete a registration form for them. Until a young person is 18 years of age, parents or legal guardians will make the final decision about organ and tissue donation at the appropriate time. The law provides a priority list of who is responsible for making the final donation decision.

Yes. You can access your record by providing specific information. You will need to revalidate your information each and every time before you access your record.

Access the Registry through the My Record: “Edit“, in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Validate by providing specific information. You will be required to revalidate each time you access the site and the click on Edit. Individuals that do not have access to the web should call 888-497-4564.

Yes. Once you have accessed your record, you may change your personal information, specify limitation, and specify purpose of donation. You will also have the option to print your record and email your family and friends of your decision.

Access the Registry through the My Record: “Edit“, in the upper right-hand corner of the page. Enter your unique ID information and click on the “Continue” button. You are then given the choice to print your Registry record.

If you did not sign up in the registry and want a donor card click here.

Each person is asked to provide unique personal identifiers, such as date of birth and driver’s license number. This same information is used to confirm your identification.

Optimal tissue matching can happen within the same racial and genetic background. For example, an individual of Asian descent may match better with a donor of Asian descent. Organs are allocated anonymously according to medical criteria. Regardless of who the donor is, all transplant recipients are thankful to receive the gift of life.

Your Missouri record, when asked for, will be shared with the local organ recovery agency. The paper will serve as a sign of your choice to be a donor and is shared with your family. Each organ recovery agency is bound to honor the other state’s laws.

There are several ways you can document your decision to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor:

• Register your decision in Missouri’s Registry online.
• Enroll in the Registry when you obtain or renew an instruction permit or driver/nondriver license.
• Complete and mail in a registration form. You may also call toll-free at 888-497-4564 to obtain a copy of the form.
• Sign the back of your driver/nondriver license with a permanent marker – be sure to have witness sign too.
• Include your decision in an advance health care directive, will, or living will.
• Sign and carry a donor card or other signed record.
• Provide any communication witnessed by two adults during a terminal illness or injury (one must be a disinterested witness).

Yes. You can complete a paper registration form mail it to the phone number or address on the form. You may also sign up at your local driver license office by saying “yes” when asked about the Registry. Call 888-497-4564, if you have questions.

Yes. You may withdraw or revoke your consent to be listed on the Donate Life Missouri Registry. This action does not mean a refusal to make an anatomical gift. Your agent, next of kin, guardian, or other public official can act on your behalf and make the gift. Other authorized persons may make such a gift for you despite your revocation unless you take steps to prevent them from doing so.

Yes. You may amend or revoke a refusal to make an anatomical gift, as provided in Missouri Statutes.

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.

Yes! You can use the online removal process, or see “How can I remove my name from the Registry?“

To remove your name from the Donate Life Missouri Registry, complete the appropriate portions of the removal form, print and sign it, and then mail the completed form to the Department of Health and Senior Services as directed at the bottom of the form. If you have questions about removal from the Missouri registry, call 888-497-4564.

If you enrolled at your local driver license office, the symbol will remain on your license or identification card until the next renewal period, at which time you indicate you do not wish to be on the registry. If you want the symbol removed from your driver’s license or identification card before it comes up for renewal, you must contact your local driver’s license office and ask for a new license or id without the symbol because you have removed your name. The local office may charge a fee.

No. However, you are encouraged to say, “yes”, every time you obtain or renew your instruction permit or driver/nondriver license when asked: “Do you consent to be listed in the Donor Registry System as an organ, eye and tissue donor?” so your information remains current.

The symbol is a red heart with a green ribbon going through it with the word “donor” above the heart. It will be on the front of your driver/nondriver license.

No. You do not have to sign a donor card or your driver license. It is just one way to document or record your decision. Read “How can I become an organ, eye and tissue donor” for other ways to record your decision.

Suspension, expiration or loss of your instruction permit or driver/non-driver license does not invalidate your gift. If you have questions related to the suspension, expiration, or loss of your document, please contact your local driver license office.

Your dollar donation at the local license office goes to support the Organ Donor Trust Fund. The fund is administered by the State Treasurer and the Missouri Organ and Tissue Donor Program uses the fund to maintain the organ and tissue donor registry and to provide public education.