Legal policies of organ transplantation in India : basics and beyond

• Published in: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 943 - 952
• Main Author: Yadla, Manjusha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation 01-07-2019; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Committees; Consent Forms - legislation & jurisprudence; Donation of organs, tissues, etc; Fees & charges; Forms and Records Control - legislation & jurisprudence; Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence; Humans; India; Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence; Laws, regulations and rules; Medical policy; Organ Transplantation - legislation & jurisprudence; Policy Making; Public health; Registration; Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence; Tissue Donors - legislation & jurisprudence; Transplants & implants; الطب; القانون; القوانين و التشريعات; زرع الأعضاء; القرن الحادي و العشرون; India
• ISSN: 1319-2442; 2320-3838
• DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.265472

The Organ Transplantation Act issued by the Government of India 1994 has
undergone major and minor changes in the form of addition of rules and amendments in order to
improve the Act to make it much acceptable legally. Over a period of time, with an increase in
cadaver organ donations, the rules and policies with regard to the same have been defined and
redefined over the years. In this article, the Act, the rules, the amendments, the quick essentials of
approach, and the forms are reviewed.