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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