Under UAGA, which element is associated with donor authorization?

• A. Family consent is the sole basis
• B. Medical examiner approval is sufficient
• C. First person/donor designation
• D. Presumed consent applies automatically

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that donor authorization under UAGA comes from the individual’s own decision, captured as a donor designation. When someone officially designates themselves as a donor—such as on a registry or on a driver's license—that explicit, first-person choice serves as the authoritative authorization to donate, and it is respected as the legal basis for donation.

Family consent can support or acknowledge decisions, but it is not the sole basis for authorization when the donor has already designated their intent. The medical examiner’s role is about determining death and conducting investigations or autopsies, not giving or approving donor authorization. Presumed consent—that is, donation assumed without explicit prior permission—is not universally in place under UAGA; many systems require explicit authorization unless a jurisdiction operates an opt-out framework.

So the correct concept is that the donor’s own designation or first-person authorization is what authorizes donation.