The Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act

The Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act (MTERA) is an opt-in scheme, where people can pledge to donate their organs and tissues (e.g. kidney, liver, heart, cornea, lung, bone, skin, etc) for the purposes of transplantation, education or research after they pass away.

Anyone 18 years old and above can pledge to donate his organs. Only the person who made the pledge can revoke it. Upon death, the person's decision will be respected, and his family members will not be able to revoke his pledge. Under MTERA, you can choose to donate all your organs or specify those you wish to donate. In cases where a person had not pledged his organs under MTERA before passing away, the family members will be able to donate his organs under MTERA upon his death if they wish to do so.

Those who wish to sign up as an organ pledger can do so by completing the yellow "Organ Donation Pledge Form" available on the Ministry of Health's website, and sending the completed form to the National Organ Transplant Unit.

Organ pledgers who pledge to donate their kidney, liver, heart and cornea under the MTERA will receive the same priority as other Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents who have not opted out from HOTA.