Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services To Clarify the Processes Regarding Registration of Recovery Agencies for Tissue and Organ Donation

Sec. 1. Department of Health and Human Services to clarify processes regarding registration of recovery agencies. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, referred to in this resolve as "the department," shall examine the current processes for the registration of recovery agencies engaged in tissue and organ donation and determine if the current policies and processes of the office of the Chief Medical Examiner within the Office of the Attorney General and the department meet the statutory requirements under the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The department shall consult with the office of the Chief Medical Examiner; the office within the Department of the Secretary of State that issues driver's licenses; the coordinator of the Maine Organ Donor Registry within the office of the Secretary of State; the Organ Donation Advisory Council; the New England Organ Bank; and other interested parties including funeral directors. The department shall report its findings, recommendations and any suggested legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 1, 2014.