State of Nevada
State of Nevada
Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force
Frankie Sue Del Papa
Assemblywoman
Dawn Gibbons
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Danelle Snodgrass
September
2, 2004
(775) 687-6300
STATLINE -
NEW ORGAN DONOR REGISTRY FOR NEVADA
Former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa and Assemblywoman Dawn
Gibbons, Co-Chairs for the Nevada Organ and Tissue Donation Task Force, along
with all of the members of the Task Force would like to announce the new organ
donor registry for Nevada. Statline
was chosen from a field of four vendors who had submitted proposals in a state
RFP (Request for Proposal) process to become Nevada’s organ donor registry.
Statline was chosen for their highly specialized communications expertise
to implement and maintain the state organ and tissue donor registry. Their
mission is one of helping save and enhance recipients’ lives by forming
seamless communication partnerships with the donation and transplant community.
Statline, based in Denver, Colorado, has provided this highly specialized
expertise to organ and tissue procurement organizations and hospitals that they
serve since 1997. Currently,
Statline serves the states of Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Washington and
Montana. There are also several other states that are in their final
stages of development.
Statline’s service mirrors some of the objectives outlined in the
Office of Inspector General’s publication on Organ Donor Registries, dated
February 2002:
“Registries have led to increased effectiveness and efficiency in OPO
(Organ Procurement Organizations) operations.
In both their survey and in interviews, OPO directors said the registry
improves their ability to identify a decedent’s wishes about donation.”
“OPOs have also used data from the registry to focus public education
and outreach about donation.”
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In the United States there are more than 84,000 people awaiting a
life-saving organ transplant. On an
average day, 17 people will die waiting because of the scarcity of organ donors.
The founding chairs and champions of the Organ and Tissue Donation Task
Force, Del Papa and Gibbons, along with the many partners and members of the
state-wide Task Force, sponsored AB 497, the bill which became law during the
2001 Legislature, charging the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Attorney
General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, under the direction of Consumer
Advocate Timothy Hay, with the maintenance of an accurate list of individuals
who have pledged to be organ donors in Nevada.
Statline serves as a critical communication link that screens donors,
triages referrals, secures consent, conducts medical/social histories, and
provides detailed reporting to their clients.
They currently serve well over 100 procurement organizations in the U.S.
and Canada.
“It is critical that each of us individually and collectively do all
that we can to encourage Nevadans to register to be organ donors.
The need is so great and our resources are limited.
Statline offers a lot of pluses,” stated Co-Chair Frankie Sue Del Papa.
“This service will be a great asset to Nevada, offering us expert
services in keeping accurate records of organ donors.
We are fortunate to have an organization like Statline working with
Nevada. Together we can make a difference,” said Co-Chair Dawn Gibbons.
For further information regarding Statline and the services they provide,
contact Karen Bauer, Director of Business Development at Statline at
(888)
881-7828 ext. 2917.
1000 E. William Street, Suite 200, Carson City, NV
89701
Phone: (775) 687-6300 ext.
233
Fax: (775) 687-6304
Website: http://giftoflife.nv.gov