Transplant Evaluation Committee
As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Regulatory Authority may, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute, Transplant Evaluation Committees for recognized institutions. Each Transplant Evaluation Committee shall consist of a recognized surgeon, a recognized medical specialist, a recognized transplant specialist, a recognized nephrologist, a recognized neurophysician, and a recognized intensivist where available and two notables having a good record of social service.
The Transplant Evaluation Committee shall be chaired by the head of the recognized medical institution
The Transplant Evaluation Committee shall
- (a) ensure that no organ or tissue is retrieved from non-related living donors without the prior approval of the Evaluation Committee;
- (b) determine brain death of a person;
- (c) determine the propriety of removal of a human organ from any living person after informed free consent, and as a part of donation of an organ or donor on altruistic grounds;
- (d) determine propriety of removal of a human organ from any living person using brain death protocol to be formulated;
- (e) determine fitness or otherwise for transplantation of a human organ into any other body; and
- (f) determine the fitness of recipient.
Transplant Monitoring Committee
The Regulatory Authority shall, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Transplant Monitoring Committee
The Transplant Monitoring Committee shall consist of
- (a) Additional Secretary to Government, Health Department; — Chairman
- (b) a recognized Surgical transplant specialist; — Member
- (c) a recognized Medical transplant specialist; — Member
- (d) a recognized Gastroenterologist; — Member
- (e) a recognized Hepatologist; — Member
- (f) a recognized Ophthalmologist; — Member
- (g) Director Health, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. — Member-cum-Secretary
Transplant Inquiry Committee.—
The Regulatory Authority may, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Transplant Inquiry Committee, consisting of the following:
- (a) Director General Health Services, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; — Chairman-cum-Secretary
- (b) a nominee of the Monitoring Committee; — Member
- (c) a nominee of the hospital concerned; — Member
- (d) one notable of the respective district where the Member concerned hospital is situated to be nominated by the Minister Health; — Member
Transplant Ethical Regulatory Committee.
(1) The Regulatory Authority may constitute, for a specific time or case, a Transplant Ethical Regulatory Committee as and when required, which shall consist of two notables, two health professionals, and two religious scholars.
(2) It shall address religious, cultural, and ethical issues that may arise.
(3) The Administrator shall be the Chairman-cum-Secretary of the Transplant Ethical Regulatory Committee.