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information on transplant support groups
Area Transplant Support Groups
Since 2002, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville has offered support to transplant patients and their caregivers through regular transplant support meetings. Meetings are available to heart, kidney, liver, and lung transplant patients and caregivers. Visit our support page to learn more about support groups, or click below to link to information about each group and their meeting times.*
At this time, all meetings are held online via Zoom. Click below for information on each group. We will keep our website updated with any changes.
- Caregiver Support Group
- Dialysis Support Group
- Heart Transplant Group
- Kidney Transplant Group
- Liver Transplant Group
- Lung Transplant Group
*Meeting locations and times are updated as of March 2022. If you have more up-to-date information, please email us at JaxTransplant@gmail.com.
jta prescription reimbursement program
Prescription assistance available to transplant recipients
JTA is fortunate to be able to offer our Prescription Reimbursement Program to any solid organ transplant recipient who received their transplant at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. You can receive a one-time reimbursement of up to $100.00 on your prescription medications if you qualify.
For more information and to see if you qualify, email JTA at JaxTransplant@gmail.com. Please include what organ(s) you had transplanted, your transplant date, and the name of your social worker at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.
Donate Life Florida License Plates
The State of Florida will begin making the Donate Life specialty license plates if 3,000 vouchers are sold. These specialty plates make it easy to promote organ, tissue, and eye donation every time you're heading to work, going shopping, or whenever you're out! Please order yours today. The cost is just $32.50 if order online.
Sales of these plates benefit Donate Life Florida, the state organization that manages our organ, tissue, and eye donor registry. Donate Life Florida's mission is to educate Floridians about donation and encourage them to register as organ, tissue and eye donors.
Getting a voucher for the new Donate Life license plate is easy. You can purchase a voucher online through the St. Lucie County tax collector’s office. You don't have to live St. Lucie county to purchase the voucher online.
Vouchers can also be purchased at any tax collector's office in person. Many offices are taking customers via appointment only, so please check with the offices in your county for the rules: www.FLHSMV.gov/locations.
Additional information on the plate and voucher process is on the Donate Life Florida website at DonateLifeFlorida.org.
Here are a few things to know:
- If you order online, you will need your current license plate number for the vehicle you would like to use the Donate Life plate on.
- The cost of the plate itself will be $25, all of which goes to Donate Life Florida to manage the donor registry and increase awareness for the importance of lifesaving donation, plus $8 in state and branch fees. The total cost of the plate will be $33. (Online purchases will be $32.50.)
- If 3,000 vouchers are not sold by October, all purchases will be refunded.
- Donate Life Florida receives no taxpayer dollars for business operations or to run the registry.
- Those purchasing a voucher will get a certificate to redeem for the actual plate once Donate Life Florida has pre-sold 3,000 vouchers.
- Vouchers are available for motor vehicles only, no motorcycles or trailers, and commercial trucks weighing less than 26,001 pounds.
Please share this message with your friends, family and others who share your passion for lifesaving organ, tissue and eye donation. Encourage them to help us get the Donate Life license plate on the road in the Sunshine State!
How to become an organ, eye, and tissue donor
Register to be a Donor
Signing up on your state registry means that someday you could save up tp 8 lives as an organ donor by giving the Gift of Life. When you register, most states let you choose what organs and tissues you want to donate, and you can update your status at any time.
Register in Florida
Florida residents, you can register online to be an organ, eye, and tissue donor at www.DonateLifeFlorida.org.
Register in Your State
If you're a U.S. resident outside Florida, you can locate your state's donor registry at OrganDonor.gov.
Change Your Registration
At any time, you can change your registration. Whether it's your contact information or your choice of organs or tissue to donate, Donate Life America offers a convenient way to edit your registration.