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Organ and Tissue Banks
Programs that accept donated hearts, kidneys, livers, eyes, ears, skin and other organs and tissue for use in transplant operations.
Organ Donor Cards/Registries
Programs that maintain computerized repositories of information about individuals who have registered their intent to donate organs and tissue and the conditions under which they may be used; provide cards that people who want to donate vital organs, tissue or their entire bodies (for purposes of anatomical study) can complete, sign and carry with them; or issue stickers which can be affixed to an individual's driver licence indicating the intent to donate.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.