§ 8622. The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 20 Pa.C.S.A. Decedents, Estates and FiduciariesEffective: October 26, 2019
Effective: October 26, 2019
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8622
§ 8622. The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund
(a) Establishment.--All contributions received by the Department of Transportation under section 8621 (relating to The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund contributions) and the Department of Health under section 8617 (relating to requests for anatomical gifts) shall be deposited into a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund, which is hereby established.
(b) Appropriation.--All moneys deposited in the fund and interest which accrues from those funds are appropriated on a continuing basis subject to the approval of the Governor to compensate the Department of Transportation, the Department of Health and the Department of Revenue for actual costs related to implementation of this chapter, including all costs of the advisory committee created in subsection (c.1). Any remaining funds are appropriated subject to the approval of the Governor for the following purposes:
(1) Ten percent of the total fund may be expended annually by the Department of Health for reasonable hospital and other medical expenses, funeral expenses and incidental expenses incurred by the donor or donor's family in connection with making an organ or tissue donation, along with programming, to provide support services to organ donors and tissue donors and their families, such as bereavement counseling services. Such expenditures shall not exceed $3,000 per donor and shall only be made directly to the funeral home, hospital or other service provider related to the donation. No part of the fund shall be transferred directly to the donor's family, next of kin or estate. The advisory committee shall develop procedures, including the development of a pilot program, necessary for effectuating the purposes of this paragraph.
(3) Fifteen percent may be expended by the Department of Health, in cooperation with certified organ procurement organizations, for the Project Make-A-Choice program, which shall include information pamphlets designed by the Department of Health relating to organ donor awareness and the laws regarding organ donation, public information and public education about contributing to the fund when obtaining or renewing a driver's license or identification card and when completing a State individual income tax return form. The Department of Health shall develop an informational insert for use when receiving a driver's license or identification card based on the Department of Transportation's specifications in accordance with the requirements of section 8619(a.1) (relating to use of driver's license or identification card to indicate organ or tissue donation). Project Make-A-Choice shall also provide the Internet website address and a hyperlink for the Department of Transportation's Internet website under section 8621(c)(2), and a statement that detailed information about anatomical donation and donation of a hand, facial tissue, limb or other vascularized composite allograft can be found on the Department of Transportation's publicly accessible Internet website. The Department of Health shall also design information pamphlets about donation of hands, facial tissue and limbs and other vascularized composite allografts. Project Make-a-Choice shall also provide information about donation of hands, facial tissue or limbs or other vascularized composite allografts, which shall include the topics set forth in section 8621(c)(2).
(5) The advisory committee shall submit a report concerning the advisory committee's activities and progress to the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives by October 31 of each even-numbered year. A final written report under this section shall be adopted at a public meeting. The report shall be a public record under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),1 known as the Right-to-Know Law.
Credits
1994, Dec. 1, P.L. 655, No. 102, § 8, effective in 90 days. Amended 2000, Dec. 20, P.L. 881, No. 120, § 1, imd. effective; 2018, Oct. 23, P.L. 594, No. 90, § 7, effective upon publication of notice under 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8629 at 49 Pa.B. 6491 [Oct. 26, 2019].
Footnotes
65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8622, PA ST 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 8622
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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