{"id":829,"date":"2016-05-31T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-31T18:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2022-05-24T20:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:32:29","slug":"how-donation-works-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/vsap\/how-donation-works-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Donation Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How Donation Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><strong>Complete Registration Paperwork: <\/strong>Registration is not mandatory but is encouraged. Fill out all included forms found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/vsap\/vsap-forms\/\">here<\/a> or contact the Virginia State Anatomical Program (VSAP) office at (804) 786-2479 to request the forms. Make copies and leave them with a relative, friend, lawyer or the executor of your estate.\u00a0 Send the original forms to VSAP at the address provided on the form.\u00a0 Once VSAP receives the original forms, we will mail you a confirmation letter and wallet cards<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registration does not guarantee acceptance at the time of death. You do not have to Register to be accepted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><strong>At Time of Death: <\/strong>Donation to VSAP begins with notification of a potential donor\u2019s death. Contact a local funeral home with refrigeration. Donor <strong>MUST<\/strong> be refrigerated within 4 hours of death. If the donor dies in a hospital, there is no need to contact a funeral home.\u00a0 Notify VSAP within 24 hours of death by calling (804) 786-2479.\u00a0 If death occurs after normal business hours, on a weekend or holiday, a message reporting the death of the potential donor should be left by selecting Option 1. Please include the potential donor&#8217;s name and caller&#8217;s contact information in the message. Messages left after 4:30 pm will be returned the next morning after 8:30 a.m. Messages left on a weekend or holiday between the hours of 8:15 am and 4:30 pm will be returned the same day. <strong>VSAP is operational 365 days a year, but not 24 hours a day.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Acceptance: <\/strong>After the report of death, a VSAP staff member will contact the healthcare provider or physician to review medical information and determine if the potential donor is eligible for acceptance. Refer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/vsap\/criteria-for-acceptance\/\">here <\/a>to learn more about\u00a0the criteria for donor acceptance.<\/p>\n<p>If the potential donor meets the acceptance criteria, a staff member will contact the next of kin\/ responsible party to receive verbal authorization for the donation and to answer any questions.\u00a0 After verbal authorization, two forms will be mailed\/e-mailed directly to the next of kin or responsible party. These forms should be completed as soon as possible and returned to VSAP.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><u>Release of Deceased Human Body for Scientific Study:<\/u>\n<ul>\n<li>This form provides written authorization of the donation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><u>Final\u00a0Disposition\u00a0of Cremated Remains Form:<\/u>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle\">\n<li>The next of kin\/responsible party must submit this form in order to receive the cremated \u00a0 remains of the donor following use by the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Transportation: <\/strong>If the potential donor is accepted, VSAP will make arrangements for transport of the donor from the funeral home or hospital. The donor must be in our care <u>no later than 48 hours after death<\/u>. If the donor is not accepted, it will be up to the next of kin\/family to make alternate arrangements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Study\/Teaching: <\/strong>Once received at VSAP, the donor will be prepared and sent to a participating Virginia medical school. The anatomical study\/teaching may take anywhere from several months up to 5 years. Although a majority of our schools are finished within 18 to 24 months, we cannot guarantee a timeframe. <strong>No reports on the pathology of the donors are generated by VSAP or by the programs at which the donor is placed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Disposition: <\/strong>Once the medical school is completed, the donor will be cremated. VSAP will notify the next of kin\/family and arrange for the return of the donor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Donation Works Complete Registration Paperwork: Registration is not mandatory but is encouraged. 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