Organ and Tissue Donation Program

• What does it mean to register?
  By registering with the Wisconsin Donor Registry, you are legally allowed to donate your organs, tissues, and eyes upon your death. Your gift can save and improve the lives of others through transplants, treatment, research, and education.
• Who can register?
  You can register if you are 15 years of age or older and have a Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID.
• Where can I register?
  You can register as an organ, eye, or tissue donor at the Wisconsin DMV by checking the “Yes” box on your driver’s license or state ID application when you renew or renew your driver’s license or state ID card. You can also register by visiting . Wisconsin Donor Registry Enter your last name and driver’s license or state ID number. Then click the green “Add my name to the Wisconsin Donor Registry” link. You can also click the “Register Now” button above. Finally, you can indicate your desire to become an organ, tissue, or eye donor when you apply for a hunting, fishing, or trapping license through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
• Are there any age restrictions or health conditions that prevent me from registering?
  If you are 15 years or older and have a Wisconsin driver’s license or state ID, you can register. Health conditions will not prevent you from registering.
• What should I do if I already have an orange dot on my license?
  If you received your donor dot after March 29, 2010, you are registered.
• How will my decision to become a donor help others?
  Nearly 104,000 people are waiting for organ transplants in the United States, including more than 1,400 from Wisconsin. Unfortunately, many are not matched with a donor. An average of 17 people die every day while waiting for a transplant. Your decision to register as an organ donor could save someone’s life. In addition, tissue donations will be used to treat patients who have experienced burns or severe abrasions, or who require reconstructive surgery. Donor tendons are used to repair torn ligaments, veins are used in surgeries, and bone is used to heal fractures and prevent amputations. Donor corneas can restore vision to visually impaired people.
• Can I limit my donations?
  Gifts can be modified or limited through a will, advance directive, health care power of attorney, or the back of your driver’s license. Please let your family know your wishes.
• Where can I learn more about donating?
  visit Donate Life to Wisconsin or Donate to Life America You can learn more. Has completed There is also information in Spanish about organ, tissue and eye donation (información en español sobre la donación de órganos).

organ recovery organization

Tissue collection service

US Department of Health and Human Services organdonor.gov

Unified network for organ sharing