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When the death is registered, a ''disposition permit'' is produced along with the death certificate. The permit typically has three parts: one each for the funeral home, person conducting the funeral cemetery or crematorium. | When the death is registered, a ''disposition permit'' is produced along with the death certificate. The permit typically has three parts: one each for the funeral home, person conducting the funeral cemetery or crematorium. | ||
It is illegal to bury or cremate human remains unless you have a Disposition Permit issued under the ''Vital Statistics Act''. Usually the funeral home obtains the permit. | It is illegal to bury or cremate human remains unless you have a Disposition Permit issued under the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84fk Vital Statistics Act]''. Usually the funeral home obtains the permit. | ||
===Who do I need to notify of the death?=== | ===Who do I need to notify of the death?=== | ||
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He or she may have made a <span class="noglossary">decision</span> to donate organs and tissue and may have discussed those wishes with you. Or the wishes may be recorded in the will. | He or she may have made a <span class="noglossary">decision</span> to donate organs and tissue and may have discussed those wishes with you. Or the wishes may be recorded in the will. | ||
In BC, the ''Human Tissue Gift Act'' regulates organ and tissue transplants or donations. This law governs donations made after a donor’s death, as well as donations made from one living person to another. | In BC, the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/843r Human Tissue Gift Act]'' regulates organ and tissue transplants or donations. This law governs donations made after a donor’s death, as well as donations made from one living person to another. | ||
The BC Transplant Society is responsible for all aspects of organ transplantation in BC. The Organ Donor Registry of the BC Transplant Society has replaced all previous ways of indicating organ donation. | The [http://www.transplant.bc.ca/index.asp BC Transplant Society] is responsible for all aspects of organ transplantation in BC. The Organ Donor Registry of the BC Transplant Society has replaced all previous ways of indicating organ donation. | ||
When your family member dies in hospital, the medical staff enters the deceased’s personal health number into the organ registry database. If the deceased is registered in the Organ Donor Registry, the system <span class="noglossary">will</span> send the hospital the form that indicates the | When your family member dies in hospital, the medical staff enters the deceased’s personal health number into the organ registry database. If the deceased is registered in the Organ Donor Registry, the system <span class="noglossary">will</span> send the hospital the form that indicates the deceased’s <span class="noglossary">decision</span>. The medical staff <span class="noglossary">will</span> show you this form. | ||
If your deceased family member was not registered with the Organ Donor Registry, medical staff <span class="noglossary">will</span> ask you as next-of-kin, if you are willing to have organs donated. While you are not legally bound to do so, you may wish to make your <span class="noglossary">decision</span> based on what your family member would have wished. | If your deceased family member was not registered with the Organ Donor Registry, medical staff <span class="noglossary">will</span> ask you as next-of-kin, if you are willing to have organs donated. While you are not legally bound to do so, you may wish to make your <span class="noglossary">decision</span> based on what your family member would have wished. | ||
===What is the body donation program?=== | ===What is the body donation program?=== | ||
If your family member donated his or her body for anatomy or medical studies, you need to make separate arrangements with the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at the University of British Columbia. | If your family member donated his or her body for anatomy or medical studies, you need to make separate arrangements with the [http://cellphys.ubc.ca Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences] at the University of British Columbia. | ||
For more details about the donation process and to receive the “A Unique Contribution” brochure and body donor consent form, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the UBC Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences: | For more details about the donation process and to receive the “A Unique Contribution” brochure and body donor consent form, <span class="noglossary">contact</span> the UBC Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences: | ||
Lower Mainland | Lower Mainland: 604-822-2578 <br/> | ||
anatomy@interchg.ubc.ca <br/> | [mailto://anatomy@interchg.ubc.ca anatomy@interchg.ubc.ca] <br/> | ||
[http://www.cellphys.ubc.ca www.cellphys.ubc.ca] | [http://www.cellphys.ubc.ca www.cellphys.ubc.ca] | ||
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