Transplantations: Federal Council wants to increase safety
At a meeting on May 12, 2021, the Federal Council initiated a consultation on the partial revision of the Transplantation Act. The draft provides for a strengthening of data protection and organ, tissue and cell transplants.
A federal government bill aims to improve the safety of transplants by means of a so-called Vigilance system increase. With the revision of the law, serious incidents and adverse reactions must also be reported to specially designated vigilance centers. In doing so, the Federal Council wishes to close a gap and establish a monitoring system that is equivalent to systems in other areas, such as medicinal products or medical devices.
In addition, electronic systems that contain particularly sensitive personal data are now regulated by law and no longer at ordinance level, as required by the Data Protection Act. This affects, for example, the waiting lists of organ recipients and the registers of people who are willing to donate blood stem cells.
Source: the Federal Council
