The body donation process in Xiamen is: first submit an application for body donation to the Municipal Red Cross Society and fill in the "Citizen Voluntary Body Donation Application Registration Form". The form requires the volunteer’s signature and the consent and signature of their children, spouse or other relatives. Secondly, elective notarization. To donate a body as part of your will, you need to go to the city notary office for notarization procedures, select a client, and notify the Red Cross to receive the body after the death of the donor. After the above procedures are completed, the Red Cross will entrust relevant medical institutions to wait to receive the remains. When the volunteer dies, it will be used for medical research.

The details are as follows:

1. The application form must be submitted in quadruplicate, and must be submitted by the Municipal Red Cross Society, the registration acceptance station, the person who donates the body, and the executor (family member, relative, friend or work unit). , neighborhood committee cadres) are retained.

2. Go to a nearby notary office to get notarization for free.

3. The registration acceptance station will handle the registration procedures based on the notarial certificate and issue the "Voluntary Body Donation Memorial Certificate" uniformly printed by the Municipal Red Cross Society to the registrant.

4. Notification: After the death of the donor, the executor should issue a death certificate in the hospital or street as soon as possible and notify the registration acceptance station.

5. Reception. After receiving the notice, the receiving station will make preparations to receive the body and send a vehicle to receive the body.

6. Registration. The following information must be provided when registering at the receiving station: donation number, donation registration number, copy of death certificate, date of death, age, gender, donation date, name and contact information of the executor, donation 1 photo (1 inch) of the donor before death, a copy of the ID card, and other materials (such as an introduction to the donor’s life story, videos, audios, photos, etc.).

7. Distribution of body acceptance certificates and souvenirs.

Legal Basis

"Regulations on Remains and Organ Donation of Fujian Province (Revised in 2010)"

Article 8: Natural persons with full capacity for civil conduct may donate remains. If a natural person with limited capacity for civil conduct is willing to donate his body, he must obtain the written consent of his guardian.

Article 9: Donors who donate bodies must go through registration procedures, fill in the registration form and sign and seal it. The registration form shall state the basic information of the donor, the relevant information of the donation executor and the opinions agreeing to the execution, the unit receiving the remains, and other matters.

Local health administrative departments at all levels and their entrusted local Red Cross and other registration units are the registration agencies for body donation. The registration agency shall publish its name, address, contact information, working hours, etc. to the public.

Article 10: When completing the registration procedures for body donation, donors can register at the registration agency, or they can request the registration agency to come to register.

If the donor does not choose a body-receiving unit, the local Red Cross Society will determine the body-receiving unit.

The registration unit entrusted by the local Red Cross Society shall regularly report the registration status of body donation to the entrusted Red Cross Society, and the Red Cross Society shall promptly notify the relevant body receiving unit.

The registration agency, body receiving unit and staff shall keep the registered matters confidential and shall not disclose them.

Article 20 Donation registration requires filling in a registration form, which should state the donor’s basic information, the name of the donated organ, and other matters.

After registration, a donor may change the registration content or cancel the registration, and the registration agency shall make changes or cancellations in a timely manner.

The registration agency, relevant units and staff shall keep the registered matters confidential and shall not disclose them.