---
id: sgfact.organ-donation.hota-default-scope
kind: fact
title: "Who Is Covered by the HOTA Opt-Out Scheme"
url: https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/fact/sgfact.organ-donation.hota-default-scope
language: en
evidence_status: verified
collection_as_of: 2026-11-04
---

# Who Is Covered by the HOTA Opt-Out Scheme

Live On eligibility guide updated 16 January 2026; MOH's overview is at https://www.moh.gov.sg/seeking-healthcare/organ-donation/. This describes the statutory default and covered organs, not a guarantee of recovery or medical suitability.

## Record details

- **Value:** Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 21 and above who are not mentally disordered are covered by the HOTA default unless they have objected; kidneys, heart, liver and corneas may be recovered after death for transplantation, subject to medical suitability and a suitable recipient.
- **Status:** verified
- **Relationship:** related-to
- **Population:** Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents aged 21 and above who are not mentally disordered and have not objected
- **Subject:** [Human Organ Transplant Act 1987](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.statute.hota1987)
- **Value type:** string

## Sources

- [https://www.liveon.gov.sg/about-organ-donation/who-is-eligible-to-be-a-donor/](https://www.liveon.gov.sg/about-organ-donation/who-is-eligible-to-be-a-donor/) — Accessed 2026-10-25

## Explore connections

- Topics: [Organ, tissue and bone-marrow donation in Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.healthcare.organ-tissue-and-bone-marrow-donation)
- People & organisations: [Human Organ Transplant Act 1987](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/entity/sg.statute.hota1987)

Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force. An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.