Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry

(Formerly the Donor Education, Awareness, and Registry Program of Texas)

Texas Donor Registry Available Online

Texans can register to be organ, tissue and eye donors online by visiting www.DonateLifeTexas.org, or when they renew their driver license or personal identification card.

The Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry is the state program that is responsible for managing the donor registry and state-funded donor education projects.

The program is funded by a $1 voluntary contribution that Texans can make when renewing their driver license or identification card, or when registering their motor vehicle.

In 2007, the Donor Education, Awareness, and Registry program was renamed the Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry by the Texas legislature in memory of Representative Dawson's contributions to organ donation in the State of Texas.

Online Organ Donor Education

The Texas Department of State Health Services, along with subject matter experts, has created the Glenda Dawson Donate Life – Texas Online Education Program to inform and educate the state’s health care professionals, attorneys, and medical and nursing students about:

• The laws governing anatomical gifts
• The procedures for becoming an organ, tissue, and eye donor
• The benefits of organ, tissue, and eye donation

The hour-long training also includes a short video of testimonials from organ donors, recipients, family members, and those on the waiting list to receive the gift of life. These web-based training modules are designed to reach those who are currently or could potentially play a supporting role in assisting people to become organ, tissue, and eye donors.

To view the course online, please visit www.OrganDonorEd.com. Continuing Education credits are available for the medical provider training.

Learn about Organ Donation

The August 26, 2009, Webinar hosted by Patricia Yacovone of the Texas Department of State Health Services addresses the following topics:

• Current information about anatomical donations
• Misperceptions by the general public about organ donation
• Medical advances in transplantation
• Current statistics
• Strategies for discussing donation with patients and their families

Play the "Learn about Organ Donation" slideshow (6MB, PPS). New 9/18/2009
The slideshow is not accessible, so open the "Learn about Organ Donation" text (224KB, Word) if you are using a screen reader. New 9/18/2009

Print Materials Available

The Department of State Health Services has developed free education materials that are specific to Texas. To view the print materials and to learn more about the ordering process, click on the print materials tab on the left.  

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Purchased Health Services Unit

The Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry is part of the Purchased Health Services Unit (PHSU). The unit purchases services through its benefit programs for clients. The other programs in PHSU are the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program, the Hemophilia Assistance Program, and the Kidney Health Care Program. Details about the other programs are on their web pages.

External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Texas Department of State Health Services. These sites may also not be accessible to people with disabilities.

Last Updated September 18, 2009

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