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May 31 | Webinar: Measure to Manage Authorization Methods to Achieve Organizational Goals |
Sep 8 | 36th Annual Meeting |
Oct 2 | Advanced Course in Tissue Banking, Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine (Not sponsored by AATB) |
Nov 21 | 21st Annual Congress of the European Association of Tissue Banks |
Nov 27 | Quality and Donor Suitability Workshop 2012 |
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| STATE | REQUIREMENT | AUTHORITY |
| California | License | CA Health & Safety Code §1635.1 -- With certain exceptions, all tissue banks operating in California must have a current and valid tissue bank license issued by the Department of Health Services. |
| Delaware | Registration | 16 Delaware Code § 2801 -- All sperm banks and tissue banks operating in the state must register with the Department of Health and Social Services by May 1 of each year. |
| District of Columbia | License | DC Code 7-1541.03 & CDCR 22-301 -- All tissue banks operating in the District of Columbia must have a valid license. |
| Florida | Certification | Florida Statutes 765.542 -- An organization may not engage in tissue banking activities in Florida unless it is certified by the Agency for Health Care Administration. |
| Georgia | License | GA Comp. Rules & Regs § 290-9-8-04 -- No clinical laboratory (i.e., tissue bank) may be operated without a license issued by the Department of Human Resources. |
| Illinois | Registration | 20 ILCS 2310/2310-330 and 77 Ill. Adm. Code 470.30 -- All sperm banks and tissue banks operating in the state must register with the Department of Public Health by May 1 of each year. |
| Louisiana | Authorization | 32 L.R. § 403 and LAC § 48:I.2901 and 2903 -- The Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals will compile and disseminate a list of those nonprofit organ and tissue banks that are authorized to receive donations under this section. The nonprofit tissue banks must submit certain information to the Secretary for authorization. |
| Maryland | Permit | MD Code Ann. § 17-305 -- A permit issued by the Secretary is necessary to operate a tissue bank in Maryland or to represent or service in Maryland a tissue bank located outside the state. |
| Massachusetts | ALM GL Chapter 113, § 7 -- A tissue bank or storage facility is defined as “a facility licensed, accredited or approved by the Department of Public Health.” | |
| Mississippi | Certification | Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-15 -- All tissue banks are required to be certified by the Mississippi State Department of Health, which must be renewed annually. |
| New York | License | NY CLS Public Health § 4364 -- Tissue banks must obtain a license pursuant to this article. |
| Oklahoma | Permit | Oklahoma Statutes § 2209.1 and O.A.C. § 310:505-5-1 -- All tissue banks that procure bone, skin, or connective tissue must obtain a permit issued by the State Department of Health. |
| Oregon | Registration | SB 341 (Signed into law 6/11/07) -- Tissue banks doing business in the state must register with the Department of Health Services. |
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