2006 New Mexico Statutes - 66-5-10 — Application for license; information; transfer to license.

66-5-10. Application for license; information; transfer to license.

A.     Within the forms prescribed by the department for applications and licenses of drivers of motor vehicles, a space shall be provided to show whether the applicant is a donor as provided in the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act [ 24-6A-15 NMSA 1978]. Anyone applying for a license may, if he desires, indicate his donor status on the space provided on the application, and this information, if given by an applicant, shall be shown upon the license issued. The form and driver's license shall be signed by the donor in the presence of a witness who shall also sign the form in the donor's presence. The department shall, as soon as practicable, include the following donor statement on the application form:

"I, ________________________________________________, hereby make an             

(Name of applicant/donor)  

anatomical gift effective upon my death. A medical evaluation at the time  

of my death shall determine the organs and tissues suitable for donation.

________________________________________________ 

(Signature of donor) 

________________________________________________

(Signature of parent or guardian is required if the

donor is under sixteen years of age.)".   

B.     The department shall mark the donor status on each person's driver's license record and shall retain each application form or its image of a person who wishes to be a donor. The department shall create and maintain a statewide donor registry and shall provide on-line computer terminal access to the donor registry to organ procurement agencies and procurement organizations, as defined in the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act [ 24-6A-15 NMSA 1978]. Authorized hospital or organ and tissue donor program personnel, immediately prior to or after a donor's death, may request verification of the donor's status from the department and may obtain a copy of the application from the department.