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The Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2014

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The Transplantation of Human Organs Amendment Act of 2014 regulates the harvesting, storage, allocation, and transplantation of human organs and tissues from living and deceased donors. This law applies to medical professionals, hospitals, tissue banks, and donor networks, as well as donors and recipients. It matters because it establishes strict consent procedures, clinical standards for certifying brain death, and hospital authorising committees to prevent illegal trading. By establishing a national registry system and imposing heavy punishments for commercial organ trading, the legislation ensures that donations are conducted ethically, safely, and transparently to help save needy patients in the country daily.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Amendment of section 3
  4. 4. Amendment of section 9
  5. 5. Duties of the registered medical practitioner
  6. 6. Procedure for donation of organ or tissue in medicolegal cases
  7. 7. Authorisation Committee
  8. 8. Removal and preservation of organs or tissues
  9. 9. Cost for maintenance of cadaver or retrieval or transportation or preservation of organs or tissues
  10. 10. Application for living donor transplantation
  11. 11. Composition of Authorisation Committees
  12. 12. Composition of hospital based Authorisation Committees.
  13. 13. Composition of State or District Level Authorisation Committees.
  14. 14. Verification of residential status, etc.
  15. 15. Quorum of Authorisation Committee.
  16. 16. Format of approval of Authorisation Committee.
  17. 17. Scrutiny of applications by Authorisation Committee.
  18. 18. Procedure in case of near relatives.
  19. 19. Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs.
  20. 20. Procedure in case of foreigners.
  21. 21. Offences by companies.
  22. 22. Cognizance of offence.
  23. 23. Decision of Authorisation Committee.
  24. 24. Registration of hospitals.
  25. 25. Renewal of registration of hospital or tissue bank.
  26. 26. Conditions and standards for grant of certificate of registration for organ or tissue transplantation centres.
  27. 27. Conditions and standards for grant of certificate of registration for organ retrieval centres.
  28. 28. Conditions and standards for grant of certificate of registration for tissue banks.
  29. 29. Qualification, role, etc., of transplant coordinator.
  30. 30. Advisory committee of the Central or State Government to aid and advise appropriate authority.
  31. 31. Manner of establishing National or Regional or State Human Organs and Tissues Removal and Storage Networks and their functions.
  32. 32. Information to be included in National Registry regarding donors and recipients of human organ and tissue.
  33. 33. Appeal.
  34. FORM 11. [See Rule 5(3)(i), 5(3)(b) and 10(P)]
  35. FORM 12. Section FORM 12
  36. FORM 14. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TISSUE BANKS OTHER THAN EYE BANKS
  37. FORM 15. [See Rule 24(1)]
  38. FORM 16. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR PERFORMING ORGAN/TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION/RETRIEVAL AND/OR TISSUE BANKING
  39. FORM 17. Certificate of Renewal of Registration
  40. FORM 18. Certificate by the Authorisation Committee of Hospital
  41. FORM 19. Certificate by competent authority [as defined at rule 2(c)] For Indian near relative, other than spouse, cases
  42. FORM 6. For spousal living donor (to be filled by competent authority* and Authorisation Committee, of the hospital or district or state in case of foreigners) [See rule 18(2)]
  43. FORM 7. For organ or tissue pledging (To be filled by individual of age 18 year or above) [See rule 5(4)(a)]
  44. FORM 8. For Declaration cum consent (To be filled by near relative or lawful possessor of brain-stem dead person) [See rules 5(1)(b), 5(4)(b) and 5(4)(d)]
  45. FORM 9. For unclaimed body in a hospital or prison (To be completed by person in lawful possession of the unclaimed body) [see rule 5(1)(b)]
  46. FORM 10. For certification of brain stem death (To be filled by the board of medical experts certifying brain-stem death) [See rules 5(4)(c) and 5(4)(d)]
  47. FORM 13. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF HOSPITAL TO CARRY OUT ORGAN/TISSUE RETRIEVAL OTHER THAN EYE/CORNEA RETRIEVAL (To be filled by head of the institution) (See rule 24(1))
  48. FORM 20. Verification certificate in respect of domicile status of recipient or donor
  49. FORM 21. Certificate of relationship between donor and recipient in case of foreigners

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