of May 11, 2002 No. ZR-324
About organ transplantation and (or) tissues of the person
This Law establishes the legal basis of organ transplantation and (or) tissues of the person, the right and obligation of the donor, recipient and medical institutions, and also governs the relations connected with transplantation.
Provisions of this Law do not extend to bodies, their parts and fabric concerning process of reproduction of the person (ovum, ovaries, testicles, sperm, embryos) and also to blood and its components.
In this Law the following basic concepts are used:
transplantation - replacement of the fabrics or bodies which are absent or damaged owing to pathological process with own or taken from other organism fabrics or bodies;
fabric - community of the created cages and the extracellular material united by unity of origin, structure and functions;
body - the part of body which is consisting of various fabrics (one of which main) and having certain form, differing in the accurate structure, the certain place taken in organism and activity;
brain death - the complete and irreversible cessation of activity of brain which is stated in the conditions of the working heart and artificial ventilation of lungs;
the living donor of bodies and (or) tissues of the person - the physical person which is voluntarily providing in the procedure established by this Law the bodies and (or) fabrics for the purposes of transplantation;
the cadaveric donor of bodies and (or) tissues of the person - corpse of the person from which bodies and (or) fabrics after death of brain and ascertaining of the fact of death are withdrawn, and also after biological death, according to the procedure established by authorized body of public administration in the field of health care (daleeupolnomochenny body);
the recipient - physical person to which in the medical purposes there shall be transplanted organs and (or) fabrics;
the transplanted bodies - bodies, fabrics or their parts of the living or cadaveric donor which can be used for the purpose of transplantation;
biological death - the complete and irreversible cessation of biological and physiological activity in all fabrics and cages of organism.
Change from the living donor or from corpse can be made only in that case when other medical actions cannot guarantee rescuing of life and recovery of health of the person.
It is forbidden to turn the bodies and fabrics taken from the living or cadaveric donor into profit source.
In sense of this Law, profit obtaining or the requirement or the promise of obtaining or adoption of the offer of money, property, the right to property, securities or other benefit personally or through the intermediary for themselves or other person is considered.
The register of donors and recipients of bodies and fabrics is provided by unified information system in the field where the following data are registered:
a) cases of organ transplantation and fabrics;
b) information on donors and recipients of bodies and fabrics;
c) information on persons who refused to act as donors during lifetime.
The procedure for activities of the register of donors and recipients of bodies and fabrics, registration and uses of data establishes authorized body.
The data registered in the register of donors and recipients of bodies and fabrics are considered as medical secret and can be provided to authorized medical institutions, taking bodies and fabrics for change and engaged in their processing and change, and in the cases provided by this Law.
The list of the bodies and (or) fabrics which are subject to the transplantation taken from the living donor is established by authorized body.
Only one of pair bodies, unpaired part of body or its fabric which absence cannot cause the changes posing hazard to life of the donor can be withdrawn from the living donor for the purpose of transplantation.
Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 17.10.2011 No. ZR-256
Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 17.10.2011 No. ZR-256
After confirmation of the fact of cerebral or biological death of the person lists of bodies or fabrics which will be taken for transplantation are established by authorized body.
Withdrawal, processing, and also organ transplantation and (or) fabrics for transplantation is allowed only in the relevant licensed medical institutions.
Rules of withdrawal, processing for storage and movement, and also procedure of organ transplantation and (or) fabrics for transplantation are established by authorized body.
The procedure for issue of the medical certificate about need of transplantation is established by authorized body.
Transplantation is performed from written consent of the recipient, and also according to the regulations on consent on medical intervention established by the law "About Medical Care and Servicing of the Population".
The recipient is in writing warned about possible complications in connection with the forthcoming surgery in the 15-day time preceding transaction.
Voided according to the Law of the Republic of Armenia of 02.05.2024 No. ZR-144
Without the consent of the recipient, his parents or the legal representative of its interests transplantation to the recipient can be made when the delay of transplantation threatens life of the recipient.
Bodies and fabrics for the purpose of change cannot be taken from corpse only in that case when this person during lifetime according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, expressed the disagreement to act after death as the donor of bodies and fabrics.
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