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Ministerial Decree No. 550 of 2017 on the Declaration of Death

Minister of Health and Prevention:

- Having taken cognizance of Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 Concerning the Mandates of
Ministries, Powers of Ministers and its amendments;
- Federal Law No. (7) of 1975 Concerning the Practice of Human Medicine Profession;
- Federal Law No. (4) of 2015 on Private Health Facilities;
- Federal Decree-Law No. (4) of 2016 on Medical Liability;
- Federal Decree-Law No. (5) of 2016 on the Regulation of Human Organs and Tissues
Transplantation;
- Cabinet Resolution No. (6) of 2013 Concerning the Organizational Structure of the Ministry
of Health;
- And based on the requirements of public interest …
Has decided as follows:

Article (1)

Death shall be declared upon complete cardiac-respiratory arrest, complete and irreversible loss of
all brain functions, and upon physicians’ decision that such arrest and cessation is complete and
irreversible as per the criteria contained in the Annex attached to this Decree.

Article (2)

This Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall come into force as of the day
following its publication date.

H.E. Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais

Minister of Health and Prevention

Issued in the Main Office of the Ministry

On: Sha’ban 10, 1438 H

Corresponding to: 7/5/2017 G

*In case of any misinterpretation, the Arabic version of this legislation prevails.