° Multiple screenings with NORS staff will determine patient eligibility
° Screenings can vary from just a few minutes to sometimes upwards of 20 minutes.
° Communicate plans for the body with NORS staff
° Do not contact funeral home without contacting NORS first
° Never release a body to the funeral home before contacting NORS and alerting them of the plans.
° Make NORS aware of any special time requirements
° If you have other more urgent matters, please communicate this with the screener and the screening can be completed later or other options can be investigated. Also communicate any known timing issues from the family or hospital.
° Legal decision-maker contact information
° The only thing NORS requires is a contact phone number.
° If the patient appears to be a possible tissue or eye donor and the family would like to leave the hospital, please ask "if there may be additional questions that arise, is there a number we can contact you at?"
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