Article 6 of the Saudi Organ Donation Law
المادة 6 من نظام التبرع بالأعضاء البشرية
The article requires a licensed health facility that performs an organ removal from a donor to notify the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation immediately, so the Center can take the prescribed measures.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
تلتزم المنشأة الصحية -المرخص لها وفق المادة (الخامسة عشرة) من النظام- التي تجرى لديها عملية استئصال العضو البشري من المتبرع، بأن تقوم بإبلاغ المركز في شأن ذلك فوراً، وعلى المركز اتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة والمقررة بموجب أحكام النظام واللائحة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 6 explained in plain English
This article imposes a specific duty on the licensed health facility under Article 15, which is the one that performs organ removal operations: it must notify the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation immediately of every operation to remove a human organ from a donor.
As a result of this notification, the Center takes the necessary measures prescribed under the law and the regulations. The text does not set out these measures in detail, but refers to the provisions of the law and the Implementing Regulations.
The purpose of immediate notification is:
- That the Center knows of every organ removed, so organ transfer operations do not take place outside its oversight.
- To enable the Center to perform its tasks connected with the removed organ, such as determining its suitability for transplant, which Article 7 provides for.
This article complements what Article 5 requires, coordination with the Center before the operation, by adding the duty to notify after the removal. The facility is therefore bound to contact the Center before and after the operation.
Practical example
A licensed private hospital in Riyadh performed an operation to remove a kidney from a living donor for the benefit of his relative. The hospital must notify the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation of this operation immediately, and may not postpone the notification.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 6 of the Saudi Organ Donation Law
When must the hospital notify the Center of an organ removal?
Immediately, for every operation to remove a human organ from a donor.
What is the Center's role after it is notified?
The Center takes the necessary measures prescribed under the provisions of the law and the regulations.
Articles this article refers to
More articles on Procedures for Organ Transplant Operations
- Article 5
The article requires organ transfers to take place in a licensed facility in coordination with the Center, with a full psychological, social and medical examination of the donor, who must be informed of all the consequences.
في غير الأحوال المنصوص عليها في المادة (الثامنة) من النظام، لا يجوز إجراء عمليات نقل الأعضاء البشرية إلاّ بعد تحقق ما يأتي: 1- أن تُجرى في المنشآت الصحية المرخص
- Article 7
The Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation determines whether a donated organ is suitable for transplant, in coordination with health facilities inside the Kingdom or, when needed, abroad, and may use medical committees.
يتولى المركز -بالتنسيق مع المنشآت الصحية التي يحددها داخل المملكة، أو خارجها عند الحاجة- مهمة تقرير مدى صلاحية العضو البشري المتبرع به المراد زراعته في جسم المت
- Article 9
The article requires the medical team, if it considers it necessary to examine the organ to be donated, to observe the controls set by the regulations and not to conflict with the Sharia rules on research on organs.
إذا رأى الفريق الطبي -المكلف بإجراء الفحص الطبي على المتبرع أو إجراء عمليات نقل العضو البشري- ضرورة إجراء أي فحص على العضو البشري المراد التبرع به؛ فتجب مراعاة
- Article 11
The article leaves verifying death for organ donation to the conditions and controls set by the regulations, subject to the law's provisions on transferring organs from deceased persons.
مع مراعاة ما ورد في النظام في شأن نقل الأعضاء البشرية من المتوفين، يكون التحقق من الوفاة لأجل التبرع بالأعضاء البشرية وفقاً للأوضاع والضوابط التي تحددها اللائحة
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.