Affiliation:
1. Ministry of Health, Singapore
Abstract
On 6 January 2004, the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was amended to allow more Singaporeans to benefit from organ donation. The main amendments to HOTA were (a) to extend HOTA beyond kidneys to include livers, hearts and corneas; (b) to extend HOTA beyond deaths due to accidents to include all causes of deaths; and (c) to extend HOTA beyond cadaveric organ donation to also regulate living donor organ transplants. In this article, we review the amendments to HOTA and the Interpretation (Determination and Certification of Death) Regulations and examine the impact of HOTA on organ procurement and transplantation in Singapore.
Key words: Kidney transplant, Organ procurement, Presumed consent, Transplant legislation
Publisher
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
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