How it Works
The Donate Life US Virgin Islands Tissue and Eye Donor registry is administered by LifeLink of Puerto Rico, the federally designated non-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) that serves the U.S. Virgin Islands. The registry coordinates with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Lions Eye Bank of Puerto Rico to document and carry out each individual’s decision to donate.
Facts
One organ and tissue donor has the potential to save 75 lives.
Organs and tissue that can be donated include: heart, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines, corneas, skin, tendons, bone, nerve and heart valves.
LifeLink assumes all expenses related to organ and tissue recovery. There is no cost to the family.
LifeLink administers the secure Donate Life Virgin Islands Organ, Tissue and Eye Donor database. Registered Virgin Islands donors are provided with a username and password. Your information is never sold or shared.
The first responsibility of medical professionals is to save lives. Donation is considered only after all possibilities of saving your life have been exhausted, and after you are declared deceased, will donation be considered.
Major religions support and allow organ and tissue donation as a humanitarian act of giving.
Anyone can join the donor registry regardless of age or medical condition.
Living donation increases the existing organ supply.
Donors are needed for all races and ethnic groups. Transplant success rates increase when organs are matched between members of the same ethnic background.
FAQs
- WHO CAN BE A DONOR?
Anyone can register their decision to save lives by joining the Donate Life US Virgin Islands organ, tissue, and eye donor registry. If you are under 18 years of age, your parents will make the ultimate decision, but you can let them know your decision to be a donor and register at donatelifeusvirginislands.org.
- HOW DO I JOIN THE REGISTRY?
You can easily join the registry when obtaining or renewing a driver’s license at the BMV office, or online, and if you have an iPhone with iOS 10, you can register from your phone using the Health app.
- HOW CAN I WITHDRAW MY NAME FROM THE REGISTER?
If you want to remove yourself from the registry, click LOG IN
- HOW DOES THE DONATION PROCESS WORK
When identifying a potential donor, all hospitals in the US Virgin Islands must contact LifeLink of Puerto Rico. Upon receiving this call, LifeLink assesses whether organ or tissue donation may be able to occur. The donor registry is checked to see if the potential donor is registered as an organ, tissue and/or cornea donor. If they are registered, this information will be shared with their family. If they did not register, the family will be asked to make a decision on behalf of their loved one. Once donation plans are confirmed, the donor’s family will be consulted about the donor’s medical and social history. LifeLink bears all expenses incurred during the donation process and consults the national database to determine the match between the donor and the patients who need a transplant. Potential recipients are determined based on medical criteria, such as blood and tissue type. LifeLink coordinates the donation process through the time organs are transported to be transplanted into the intended recipients.
- I WANT TO BE A LIVING DONOR, HOW?
Click here for information on living donation. You can also contact your local Transplant Center for more information. Auxilio Mutuo
Privacy and Security
The Donate Life US Virgin Islands Registry provides the organ, tissue and eye recovery programs in the US Virgin Islands with the authority to access the registry to determine if someone who has died was a registered donor. We do not sell, rent or otherwise share your name or personal information with any outside company or third party.
All information submitted to the Donate Life US Virgin Islands Registry utilizes 256-bit encryption – a strong safeguard to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of data. Encryption scrambles data into an unreadable code. This data is only meaningful to those with a deciphers key. Your privacy is very important to us, as is safeguarding all personal information. We secure information under physical, electronic and procedural controls that ensure the information is accessed only when authorized.
Additionally, Donate Life US Virgin Islands uses ReCAPTCHA or “I’m not a Robot”. The check box for “I am not a Robot” at the end of the registration process is an added security feature that helps ensure you are a real person and not an automated system attempting to send spam. When you see this, please click the box and follow the prompt.
