What are the regulations on removal of deceased donor tissues or organs in Vietnam? What are the procedures for registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs?
What are the regulations on removal of deceased donor tissues or organs in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 21 of the Law on donation, removal and transplantation of human tissues and organs and the donation and recovery of cadavers in 2006 provides as follows:
Removal of deceased donor tissues or organs
1. Only medical establishments defined in Article 16 of this Law may remove tissues and organs from deceased donors.
2. Removal of tissues and organs from deceased donors may be carried out in the following cases:
a/ The deceased donor has a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs;
b/ The deceased donor has a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs and has been declared brain-dead under the provisions of Clause 5, Article 27 of this Law;
c/ In case of having no card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs, written consent of the father, mother, guardian, spouse or adult child of the deceased donor is required.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the removal of tissues and organs from deceased donors may be carried out in the following cases:
- The deceased donor has a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs;
- The deceased donor has a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs and has been declared brain-dead under the provisions of Clause 5, Article 27 of this Law;
- In case of having no card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs, written consent of the father, mother, guardian, spouse or adult child of the deceased donor is required.
What are the regulations on removal of deceased donor tissues or organs in Vietnam? What are the procedures for registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs? (Image from the Internet)
What is the latest form of voluntary donation of deceased donor tissues and organs in Vietnam?
The application for voluntary donation of deceased donor tissues and organs is form 3 of the Regulations issued together with Decision 07/2008/QD-BYT. Below is a picture of a voluntary donation of deceased donor tissues and organs:
Download the Application for voluntary donation of deceased donor tissues and organs: here.
What are the procedures for registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 18 of the Law on donation, removal and transplantation of human tissues and organs and the donation and recovery of cadavers in 2006 as follows:
Procedures for registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs
1. Persons who meet all conditions specified in Article 5 of this Law are entitled to express their wish to donate their tissues or organs after their death to a medical establishment.
2. When receiving information from a person who wishes to donate his/her tissues or organs after his/her death, a medical establishment shall notify the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation.
3. When receiving a notice on a case of human tissue or organ donation, the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation shall notify a medical establishment defined in Article 16 of this Law for carrying out donation registration procedures for the donor.
4. When receiving the notice of the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation, a medical establishment defined in Article 16 of this Law shall:
a/ Directly meet the donor to give counseling on human tissue and organ transplantation and removal;
b/ Instruct the donation registration according to a set form; conduct a health check of the donor;
c/ Issue a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs to the donor;
d/ Report the list of registered donors who have been granted a card of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs to the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation.
5. Registration of donation of deceased donor tissues or organs becomes effective on the date the registrant is issued a donation registration card.
6. The Minister of Health shall prescribe the form of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs; counseling for and health checks of persons who will donor their tissues or organs after death.
Thus, according to the provisions of the procedure for registration of tissue donation, human body parts after death are as follows:
Step 1: Persons who meet all conditions specified in Article 5 of this Law are entitled to express their wish to donate their tissues or organs after their death to a medical establishment.
Step 2. When receiving information from a person who wishes to donate his/her tissues or organs after his/her death, a medical establishment shall notify the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation.
Step 3. When receiving a notice on a case of human tissue or organ donation, the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation shall notify a medical establishment defined in Article 16 of this Law for carrying out donation registration procedures for the donor.
Step 4. When receiving the notice of the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation, a medical establishment defined in Article 16 of this Law shall:
- Directly meet the donor to give counseling on human tissue and organ transplantation and removal;
- Instruct the donation registration according to a set form; conduct a health check of the donor;
- Issue a card of registration of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs to the donor;
- Report the list of registered donors who have been granted a card of donation of deceased donor tissues and organs to the National Coordination Center for Human Organ Transplantation.
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