National Transplantation Registry

H-1096 Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 2.

Postal address: 1437 Budapest, Pf. 839

Phone (public information):

During working hours: +36 1 476 1100 / 2509 extension

After working hours: +36 1 476 1120 (at HTIS)

E-mail:

The National Transplantation Registry (NTR) keeps record of those people who declare their objection against removal of their organs and tissues after death, and declare that their personal data can be put into the national electronic database. (Since the Public Act on Data Protection came into force, those who want to send a statement of objection also have to send a written consent on getting into the electronic database.)

Only those healthcare workers can get any personal data from the National Transplantation Registry who were designated for this task by the manager of their hospital, and only if every legal provisions are met.

The NTR was launched on 1 April, 1999 in the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, and started working continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On 20 February, 2004 the NTR was placed into the Jozsef Fodor National Center of Public Health, and within this into the Main Department of Information in the National Institute of Chemical Safety. The Jozsef Fodor National Center of Public Health ceased in 2007, but the National Transplantation Registry continues working in the National Institute of Chemical Safety, in one of its department called Health Toxicological Information Service. Thus it still can be called 24 hours a day.

When a health care institute needs information, their designated staff can call the NTR on a private phone number. All of the phone calls that come to this extension are recorded.

Legal background:

– Public Act No CLIV of 1977 on Health Care

Chapter II - The Rights and Duties of Patients, 5-26. §
Chapter XI - Organ and Tissue Transplantation, 202-215. §
Chapter XII - Provisions Concerning the Deceased, 216-222. §
Chapter XVII - International Provisions, 243. §

– Health Ministerial Decree 18 of 1998 (XII.27) on the accomplishment of those provisions of the Public Act No CLIV of 1977 that concern organ and tissue transplantation and store, and certain pathological examinations

– Public Act No XLVII of 1977 on handling and protecting healthcare and personal data

– Public Act No III of 1952 on Civil Action

– other related regulations mentioned in the above regulations.

→ Datasheet about permitting the handling of personal data and getting into the National Transplantation Registry (concerning tissue and organ transplantation) (in Hungarian)

→ Withdrawal of the Statement of Objection (concerning tissue and organ transplantation) (in Hungarian)

→ Datasheet about the designated healthcare worker (in Hungarian)