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How to Sign Up as an Organ Donor on Your iPhone

Looking to give the greatest gift of all in the easiest way possible? You can easily register as an organ donor in the Health app on your iPhone.

September 12, 2018
How to register to be an organ donor through your iPhone

If you're looking to be an organ donor, an easy way to sign up is through your iPhone, a capability introduced with iOS 10.

Using the Medical ID feature via the Health app, you can sign up with an organization called Donate Life America. You provide the organization with certain details, such as your contact information, date of birth, and sex. Your donation registration then appears on your iPhone, where you can view it and medical staff can check it.

Sign Up With Donate Life

Sign Up With Donate Life
Open the Health app on your iPhone. Tap the icon for Medical ID. Swipe to the bottom of the Medical ID screen and tap the button to Sign Up with Donate Life.

Complete Registration

Complete Registration
At the Registration screen, enter the required information. When done, tap the Continue button. At the confirmation screen, read the information at the top so you understand the terms for signing up as an organ donor. Tap the button to "Complete Registration with Donate Life."

Share Your Decision

Share Your Decision
At the Thank You screen, tap Share Your Decision if you wish to share your decision with other people via email, messaging, Twitter, or Facebook.

Health ID Screen

Health ID Screen
When finished, tap "Done." Your Health ID screen now identifies you as an organ donor through Donate Life America.

Accessing Medical ID

Accessing Medical ID
Now, in the event that such information is needed, how can a medical professional find out that you're an organ donor if your iPhone is protected? The person needs to swipe or tap the Lock Screen and tap the Emergency link in the lower-left corner. At the dialing screen, the person can tap the Medical ID link to view your medical and organ donor information.

Edit Organ Donation

Edit Organ Donation
You can update your contact and personal information, remove your registration should you change your mind, or modify certain details of your organ donation. To perform these steps, return to the Health app, tap Medical ID > Edit > Edit Organ Donation.

Remove Registration

Remove Registration
To change your personal information, tap the appropriate field and type the new information. To remove your registration, tap the Remove Me link at the bottom of the screen. At the next screen, tap the button to Remove Me.

Edit Donation Preferences

Edit Donation Preferences
To modify certain details of your donation, tap Edit Donation Preferences. Doing so takes you to your registration at the RegisterMe.org website. Here, you can add your driver's license and state ID number and choose to authorize the use of your organs and tissues for research and education. Tap "Save Changes" when done.

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