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​OKLAHOMA STATE LAW

National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA)
To address the nation's critical organ donation shortage and improve the organ matching and placement process, the U.S. Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA; P.L. 98-507) October 19,1984. The act established the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) to maintain a national registry for organ matching. The act also called for the network to be operated by a private, nonprofit organization under federal contract.

LifeShare, created in 1986 as The Oklahoma Organ Sharing Network, is a nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to the recovery of organs and tissue for transplant purposes. We work closely with four transplant centers (OU Medical Center, The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center, INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center, and St. John’s Medical Center) and 145 healthcare organizations in the state of Oklahoma to facilitate donation. Additionally, we strive to raise awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation through public education.

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Headquarters: 4705 NW Expressway • Oklahoma City, OK 73132 • (405) 840-5551
Tulsa Branch: 1924 S. Utica Avenue, Suite 1000, Tulsa, OK 74104
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