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 Decision 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:
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 Decision.
This Decision 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...