(310) Impact of Professional Organ Procurement Organizations and Statewide Collaboration on Expanding Organ Donor Registry and Organ Transplantation in California

PurposeCalifornia has partnered with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and California Organ Tissue Donor Registry to increase donation by registering donors during their driver's license application or renewal. The influence this partnership on tendencies transplant numbers was examined from 2009 2020.MethodsPublicly available data both Donate Life America for OneLegacy organ procurement organization (OPO) were through 2020. Total donor designation (TDD), rate (DDR), share (DDS) analyzed. total transplanted organs reviewed using performance UNOS database, best practices examined.ResultsIn California, TDD increased an average 1.00 million designations each year 2020, reaching a high 16.9 in DDR 0.91% year, 25.5% 36.3% DDS 3.00% 22% 55% (“pink dot” donors) as percentage all service area 3.5% 15% 54% 260%. This is reflected number OPO 1182 1661 40.5%, annual 3.4% per year.ConclusionChanges increases participation DMV obtaining “pink have contributed registrations donations OneLegacy's area. These should serve model global practice community. Publicly examined. In year. Changes