If you are a Maine resident, 16 years of age or older, you can help save lives by becoming an organ donor.
Adding your name to the Maine Organ Donor Registry will help people in need. It’s free, quick, and easy. It takes a couple of minutes to sign up online with the Secretary of State’s Organ Donor Registry Online Service.
If you’re not sure if you’re already a donor, it’s easy to check online using the same service.
You can also sign up by visiting a Bureau of Motor Vehicles Branch Office.
Why Participate?
Your decision to become an organ donor is an important one. Just one organ and tissue donor can save or enhance the lives of more than 50 people.
Tens of thousands of lives are saved and improved every year, because of ordinary people who took the simple but heroic step of adding their names to an organ donor registry.
However, there remains a large unmet need for organ donation. In the United States, there are more than 113,000 people waiting for an organ.
Tragically, on average, 17 people die every day while waiting for transplants.
Fortunately, you can help prevent those tragedies by considering becoming an organ donor and encouraging your family and friends to consider becoming a donor as well.
To get more facts on organ and tissue donation, you may visit:
- Extraordinary Stories page: Organ and tissue recipients and donor's family members share their stories;
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page: Find answers to common questions;
- Laws & Links page: Review Federal and State laws and connect to other donate life sites.
- Myths page: Learn the truth about tissue and organ donation;
- Organ Donor Registry Online Service: Check your donor status if you hold a Maine license or ID; or,
- Statistics page: Find statistics for the United States, Maine, and New England.
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