| In terms of the 1998 Routine Referral Law, the New York Organ Donor Network is legally responsible for contacting the next of kin of all patients who die in a hospital in the Greater New York metropolitan area, so that the option of tissue donation may be considered. That means that we contact more than 50,000 next of kin over a course of a year. |
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| You may be contacted explains how tissues are recovered, including the role of next of kin in determining whether consent for donation is given. |
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| Most important, whether a person has signed a New York State driver's license or New York State Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, it is essential that they share their decision with their closest family members. If a next of kin is contacted by the Donor Network at a time of unexpected death, it is so much easier to make a decision about donation, knowing in advance the loved one's wishes. |
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