Legal requirements for donors

The documents and approvals a donation requires under Indian law.

Donor type

Relationship to recipient

Organ

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Authorisation Committee application (non-relative donor)

Mandatory

Required where the donor is not a near relative. The hospital Authorisation Committee examines motive and rules out commercial dealing.

Living donor
Non-relative (Authorisation Committee)
Hospital Authorisation Committee

Deceased donor consent record

Mandatory

Consent recorded from the family of a deceased donor before organ retrieval.

Deceased donor
Transplant centre / State Appropriate Authority

Proof of donor–recipient relationship

Mandatory

Establishes that the donor is a near relative under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, which determines which approval rou...

Living donor
Near relative
Civil registration / revenue authorities

National and state-level transplant processes differ. Confirm the current requirement with the hospital's transplant coordinator and the relevant State Appropriate Authority before acting on this list.