RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee to enter into an Agreement with Donor Network West for the provision of organ procurement services, at no cost, for the period of May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Fiscal Impact.
BACKGROUND:
Donor Network West is the third largest federally designated organ procurement organization and one of the largest tissue recovery organizations. During the normal course of the Office of the Sheriff-Coroner's business, County has access to potential eye, organ and tissue donors that could potentially be used for transplantation. County and the Donor Network West seek to continue to work in a cooperative relationship to ensure the timely retrieval, processing, preservation, storage, and distribution of various eye, organ and tissue donations.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The consequence of a negative action would be to not have an Agreement in place to be in compliance with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Health and Safety Code Section 7150 et seq.)
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