National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003)

Notices

Establishment of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation

9. Functions of the committee
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9.1Determine the need for the establishment of transplant facilities;

 

9.2Provide advice to the Minister on transplant operations involving unrelated donors and recipients as well as non-South African citizens,

 

9.3Provide recommendations on related living donor's applications, where genetic tests have failed to confirm relationships for the Minister's approval or disapproval;

 

9.4Propose granting of authority to units to perform organ transplantation as a form of control;

 

9.5Monitor unethical behavior in transplantation;

 

9.6Work with relevant unit/s within the public and private health systems to determine the cost of the transplantation;

 

9.7Determine future requirements in the transplantation services;

 

9.8Appraise annual reports from transplant units and recommend remedial actions for the Minister's consideration;

 

9.9Provide recommendations for living organ transplant operation between donor and recipient from other countries for the Minister's approval/disapproval; and

 

9.10Provide recommendation to a request to place non-South African citizens on the South African transplant waiting list for the Minister's approval/disapproval.