Potential Donor definition

Potential Donor means any person approaching death or who has died in a Florida hospital and is deemed medically acceptable according to the medical standards of the affiliated OPO, tissue bank or eye bank for organ, tissue, or eye donation.
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Potential Donor means an individual who is dead or near death and has been determined by OneLegacy to have an organ, eye, and/or tissue that may medically be suitable for transplantation, therapy, research, or education in accordance with HSC §7150.10 (a) (22). The term “Potential Donor” does not include an individual who has made a refusal in accordance with HSC §§ 7150.10(a)(26) and 7150.30.
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Examples of Potential Donor in a sentence

  • Hospital will facilitate transfer of the Potential Donor from the unit to the OR.

  • OneLegacy may require – and Hospital will strive to facilitate – urgent access to the operating room due to unanticipated circumstances (e.g., the Potential Donor suddenly becomes unstable, or family requests impose time constraints).

  • Except where OneLegacy has determined that a patient is not a Potential Donor, Hospital will proactively collaborate with OneLegacy to not only promote Timely Notification and effective management of Potential Donors, but also ensure effective education of a Potential Donor’s agents (e.g., a Decision Maker) and sensitivity to a Potential Donor’s friends and family.

  • Hospital will permit OneLegacy to transfer a Potential Donor to another facility to facilitate recovery and transplantation.

  • If the Potential Donor is in the morgue, Hospital will facilitate transfer of the Potential Donor from the morgue to the OR.

  • Hospital will work with OneLegacy to formulate a collaborative approach that proactively engages OneLegacy in the development of the Potential Donor’s goals of care and ensures all families of Potential Donors are sensitively informed about any gift of organs, tissues, or eyes made by that Potential Donor or their respective Decision Maker.

  • OneLegacy is available to provide support and resources to all Potential Donor families regardless of whether an Anatomical Gift is made or recovered for donation.

  • If OneLegacy determines that a Potential Donor is not suitable for donation, Hospital may discuss goals of care with the family and/or friends of the Potential Donor and initiate withdrawal of treatment measures as appropriate.

  • Prior to the authorized recovery of any organ, eye, and/or tissue from a Potential Donor, OneLegacy will obtain necessary releases and clearances from the appropriate parties (including the coroner and/or medical examiner offices, as applicable).

  • Upon request, Hospital will allow a reasonable period of time of accommodation for the family to accompany the Potential Donor prior to discontinuation of cardiopulmonary support.