This section compiles all major Government Orders (GOs) issued by the Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Department related to organ donation and transplantation since 2008. These GOs outline critical developments, including mandatory brain death declarations, cadaver transplant procedures, responsibilities of transplant centers, and the role of the Authorization Committee. Updated regularly, this page serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, legal experts, and the public interested in the governance of organ donation in Tamil Nadu.
| G.O.(Ms) No.396 Dated:08.09.2025 |
Reconstitution of Authorization Committee at State and District Level and to Increase the Processing Fee - Notification - Issued. |
| G.O.(Ms) No.87 Dated:26.02.2011 |
Health and Family Welfare Department - Cadaver Organ transplantation Ц Participation of Private Hospitals in the State Ц Compulsory Ц Orders Ц Issued. |
| G.O.(Ms) No.86 Dated:26.02.2011 |
Health and Family Welfare Department - Cadaver Organ Transplantation - Post-mortem examination in medico legal cases - Procedure prescribed - Revised Orders Issued. |
| G.O.(Ms) No.259 Dated:14.09.2010 |
Health and Family Welfare Department - Cadaver Organ Transplant - Procedural formalities - Post-mortem examination - Orders - Issued. |
| No.27A Dated:15.07.2009 |
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette - Supplement (THO Rules) |
| G.O.(Ms) No.296 Dated:16.09.2008 |
Cadaver Transplant Program Ц Designation of Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan, Reader in Vascular Surgery, Madras Medical College and Vascular Surgeon, Government General Hospital, Chennai as Convenor, Cadaver Transplant Program, Tamil Nadu Ц Orders Ц Issued. |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 289 Dated: 5.9.2008 |
Health and Family Welfare Department - Non-Transplant centers - Criteria for non-transplant centers to retrieve organs from brain dead persons - Detailed instructions - Orders issued |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 288 Dated: 5.9.2008 |
Health and Family Welfare Department - Organ Transplant - Responsibilities of Transplant centers in hospitals - Detailed instructions - Orders issued. |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 287 Dated: 5.9.2008 |
Health & Family Welfare Department Ц Organ Transplant Ц Cadaver Organ Transplant Program - Procedure to be adopted for cadaver transplant by the Government and Private Hospitals approved for organ transplant by the Appropriate Authority Ц orders issued. |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 175 Dated: 6.6.2008 |
Health & Family Welfare Department - Organ Transplant Ц Authorization Committee Procedures Ц Additional responsibilities Ц Detailed instructions Ц orders issued. |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 75 Dated: 3.3.2008 |
Brain death Ц Declaration of brain death made mandatory in Government Medical College Hospitals in Chennai Ц Procedure for declaration of brain death Ц orders issued. |
| G.O.(Ms.) No. 6 Dated: 8.1.2008 |
Brain death - Declaration of brain death made mandatory in Government Medical College Hospitals in Chennai - Orders Issued |
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