License, ID Card Holders Can Save Lives Through Organ Donation

License, ID Card Holders Can Save Lives Through Organ Donation

4/2/2018-KING OF PRUSSIA

In conjunction with the national observance of Donate Life Month in April,
the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is advising Pennsylvanians that
driver's license and identification (ID) card holders can easily help
another
person live a fuller, longer life by registering as an organ donor.

"Potential donors considering adding the organ donor designation to their
driver's license or ID card do not have to wait for their renewal notices
to
take action," said PennDOT Secretary Leslie S. Richards. "Making the
decision
today to become an organ donor can potentially lead to saving a life."

To add the organ donor designation to an existing driver's license or ID
card
today, visit www.dmv.pa.gov and select the "Donate Life Pennsylvania" icon
in
the middle column of the page. Once the designation is added, individuals
will
receive a designation card that they must carry with them to affirm organ
donor
status until they renew or replace their driver's license or ID card. There
is
no charge for adding the designation to your driver's license or ID card.

More than 48 percent of current driver's license and ID card holders are
registered organ donors – that's more than 4.77 million Pennsylvanians.
More
than 7,500 Pennsylvanians currently await organ transplants.

Driver's license and ID card holders, as well as registered vehicle owners,
can
also support organ donation programs by donating $1 to the Robert P. Casey
Memorial Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund at the time of
application and/or renewal. Proceeds from the fund are used to educate and
promote awareness of the organ donor program through non-profit
organizations
like the Center for Organ Recovery and Education and the Gift of Life Donor

Program. Pennsylvanians have generously donated more than $14.5 million to
the
fund to date.

As part of ongoing efforts to increase awareness of organ and tissue
donation,
video monitors featuring educational content are installed at 20 PennDOT
photo
license centers. More information on organ and tissue donation in
Pennsylvania
can be found at www.donatelife-pa.org

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