Gao Fei: Response to the Notices Requesting Corrections to the Two Government Information Disclosure Applications Mailed to the National Health Commission on April 20, Received on May 2, 2026

National Health Commission Health Administration Application Reply〔2026〕No. 0366 (and No. 0365)

Notice Requesting Corrections to a Government Information Disclosure Application

Gao Fei:

Our office received on April 21, 2026, the Application Form for Government Information Disclosure by the National Health Commission that you submitted by letter.

Pursuant to Articles 2 and 29

Item (2) and Article 30 of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Government Information Disclosure, our response is as follows:

The government information you applied to disclose is unclear. Please specify the name, document number, or other characteristic description facilitating the administrative authority's search of the government information you applied to disclose, and submit the supplementary information within 10 working days, or resubmit the application.

April 29, 2026

The previous four letters of inquiry received no direct response. Is information disclosure also so difficult this time?

The following are the two government information disclosure applications mailed to the National Health Commission on April 20

Materials concerning the Government Information Disclosure Application No. 2026—001 of the “Life Equality Project,” mailed to the National Health Commission

Application for Government Information Disclosure

—Application concerning the catalog of current regulations governing human organ donation and transplantation, licensing and regulatory rules, and related coordination systems

To: National Health Commission

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Government Information Disclosure, the applicant hereby submits the following application for government information disclosure to your authority in accordance with the law:

I. Content of the government information requested for disclosure

The applicant requests disclosure of the following government information that your authority has produced or obtained and retains in the course of performing its responsibilities for supervising and administering human organ donation and transplantation, relating to the current human organ donation and transplantation management system, licensing and regulatory rules, and related coordination systems:

1/ Catalog of currently effective regulations

1. A catalog of currently effective laws, administrative regulations, departmental rules, and normative documents relating to human organ donation and transplantation management.

2. A catalog of currently effective documents concerning the management of the clinical application of human organ transplantation technology, registration of medical service items, the establishment and operation of ethics committees, supervision and inspection, and other matters.

3. If the relevant systems have supporting interpretations, notices, procedures for handling affairs, or work guidelines, please disclose the catalog or document names as well.

4. If there have been repeals, replacements, or revisions, please disclose explanations of the successive adjustments and a catalog of the currently effective documents.

2/ Licensing, access, and technical management rules

1. Rules for the access and registration management of organ-transplant medical institutions, relevant technologies, and medical service items.

2. Access conditions and ongoing regulatory rules for medical institutions and medical personnel engaged in organ transplantation, the application of relevant technologies, and ethics reviews.

3. Rules and corresponding institutional bases for supervision and inspection, annual assessments, rectification, suspension, and penalties.

4. If there are specific provisions concerning the responsibilities, composition, and review procedures of ethics committees, please disclose them as well.

3/ Coordination rules with medical insurance, medical assistance, and major-disease coverage

1. Formal regulations, policy explanations, or assessment materials concerning coordination between the human organ donation and transplantation system and medical insurance payments, medical assistance, and major-disease medical coverage.

2. If your authority has developed policy recommendations, special studies, or interdepartmental consultation materials concerning coordination between organ-transplant-related diagnosis and treatment and medical insurance or medical assistance, please disclose them in accordance with the law.

3. If there are no dedicated coordination documents, please clearly state whether any relevant study, assessment, or special explanation has been produced.

4/ Supervision and management, statistics, and explanatory materials for disclosure

1. A catalog of materials from recent years concerning supervision and inspection, rectification, penalties, risk alerts, special campaigns, and other matters relating to organ-transplant management.

2. Public explanations, policy interpretations, or special materials produced concerning the operation of systems relating to organ donation and transplantation, social trust, ethical compliance, and procedural transparency.

3. If relevant statistics or explanations were produced by other authorities but obtained and retained by your authority in the course of performing its duties, please disclose them in accordance with the law or explain how they may be obtained.

II. Format of the information requested for disclosure

The applicant requests that your authority give priority to providing the information in the following ways:

1. Send electronic texts to the applicant's email address:

2. If provision electronically is not possible, please provide paper copies in accordance with the law;

3. For content that can be processed separately, please first disclose the portions that can be made public;

4. For information where no complete text exists but searchable information such as catalogs, registers, titles, document numbers, and dates of formation exists, please provide it first in accordance with the law.

III. Statement of the purpose of the application

The applicant submits this application for government information disclosure for the following purposes:

1. To sort out the bases and regulatory framework of the current human organ donation and transplantation system;

2. To understand the arrangements for licensing, access, ethics review, supervision and administration, and institutional coordination;

3. To understand whether formal coordination rules exist between the organ-transplant management system and medical insurance payments, medical assistance, and major-disease coverage;

4. To conduct public institutional research and civic oversight in accordance with the law.

The current Regulations on Human Organ Donation and Transplantation have taken effect, and the National Health Commission has also issued supporting provisions on the management of the clinical application of organ-transplant technologies. Therefore, this application concerns specific institutional catalogs, regulatory rules, and coordination materials; the matters are clear and specific and can be searched.

Respectfully submitted

Yours sincerely!

Applicant: ________

Date of application: ________ year ____ month ____ day

Materials concerning the Government Information Disclosure Application No. 2026—002 of the “Life Equality Project,” mailed to the National Health Commission

Application for Government Information Disclosure

—Application for research and explanatory materials concerning organ-transplant policies and major and serious disease coverage, fair and accessible access, and public trust

To: National Health Commission

In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Government Information Disclosure, the applicant hereby submits the following application for government information disclosure to your authority in accordance with the law:

I. Content of the government information requested for disclosure

The applicant requests disclosure of the following government information that your authority has produced or obtained and retains in the course of performing its responsibilities for medical and health services and health promotion, organ donation and transplantation management, policy research, and institutional coordination, relating to the relationship between organ-transplant policies and major and serious disease coverage, fair and accessible access, and public trust:

1/ Policy research and special explanatory materials

1. Research reports, special explanations, and policy-analysis materials concerning the relationship between the organ-transplant system and major and serious disease coverage, major-disease assistance, and basic life protection.

2. Research, assessment, or explanatory materials produced concerning the fair and accessible availability, cost burden, institutional support, and assistance coordination of organ-transplant-related medical treatment.

3. Formal research or special reply materials concerning the relationship between organ-transplant policies and the public's sense of life security, public trust, procedural transparency, and ethical risks.

4. If there have been interdepartmental consultations, expert demonstrations, or policy consultation opinions, please disclose them in accordance with the law or provide catalog information.

2/ Materials concerning public concerns and formal responses

1. A catalog of formal reply materials concerning issues of fair and accessible access to organ transplantation, institutional transparency, and the priority order for life protection raised in recommendations from deputies to the National People's Congress, proposals from members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, public opinions, petition matters, and public inquiries.

2. Explanations, clarifications, question-and-answer materials, and policy-interpretation materials produced concerning ethical risks, procedural legitimacy, institutional transparency, and other socially salient issues.

3. If your authority has produced public-opinion responses, special explanations, or internal summary materials on relevant issues, please disclose them in accordance with the law.

3/ Institutional explanations concerning coordination with major-disease coverage

1. Explanatory materials concerning the coordination between organ-transplant diagnosis and treatment and major-disease medical assistance, medical insurance payments, and assistance for people experiencing financial difficulties.

2. Formal explanations, research, or consultation materials concerning the priority order between advancing high-cost, high-technology medical projects and providing a basic safety net for life protection.

3. If no dedicated documents exist, please clearly state whether similar research, demonstrations, or explanations have been produced.

4/ Information jointly produced with or held by other authorities

1. If materials were jointly produced or jointly held by the National Healthcare Security Administration, finance authorities, the Red Cross system, or local health authorities, and your authority has obtained and retained them in the course of performing its duties, please disclose them in accordance with the law.

2. If the information is not held by this authority, please clearly inform the applicant, in accordance with the law, of the name of the specific authority or responsible authority holding it.

II. Format of the information requested for disclosure

The applicant requests that your authority give priority to providing the information in the following ways:

1. Send electronic texts to the applicant's email address:

2. If provision electronically is not possible, please provide paper copies in accordance with the law;

3. For content that can be processed separately, please first disclose the portions that can be made public;

4. For information where no complete text exists but searchable information such as catalogs, titles, document numbers, and dates of formation exists, please provide it first in accordance with the law.

III. Statement of the purpose of the application

The applicant submits this application for government information disclosure for the following purposes:

1. To understand whether formal research and institutional explanations exist concerning organ-transplant policies in relation to major-disease coverage, fair and accessible access, public trust, and the priority order for life protection;

2. To verify whether the relevant authorities have produced formal response materials concerning issues of continuing public concern;

3. To understand whether clear policy coordination has been established between high-cost, high-technology medical projects and the basic life-protection safety net;

4. To conduct institutional research and civic oversight in accordance with the law.

This application concerns specific policy research and explanatory materials. The matters are clear and specific and can be searched. We respectfully request that your authority issue a response promptly in accordance with the law.

Respectfully submitted

Yours sincerely!

Applicant: ________

Date of application: ________ year ____ month ____ day