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Kidney Donation - Living (including Directed and Non-Directed Donation)

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2008_062

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Human Tissue

Summary
This Policy Directive applies to all public health organisations and sets out acceptable circumstances for donations of a single kidney by an adult living person for transplantation into another person. The most recent review of this policy specifies the prohibition of directed deceased donation and conditional donation in NSW. Additionally, the review clarifies the policy governing the case where a donor of a kidney by an adult living person for transplantation into another person dies in the process of acceptable directed living donation.

Date of Publication: 03 November 2008

Replaces:

  • Kidney Donation - Living (including Directed and Non-Directed Donation) [PD2007_083]
Author Branch: Health Research and Ethics

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Affiliated Health Organisations - Declared, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Audience: All clinical and medical staff involved in transplants

Distributed to: Public Health System, Divisions of General Practice, Government Medical Officers, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 03 November 2013

Status: Active

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