This database is a compilation compendium of state statutory provisions relating to the permitting, licensing, certification and/or registration of tissue banks and organ procurement organizations in states in which one or more AATB-accredited tissue establishments has its headquarters or main corporate office. The database is intended to serve as a convenient starting point for identifying such provisions.

Users of this database should understand its limitations.

  • The database is not intended to, and does not, provide legal advice, and you should not rely upon it for that purpose.  If you desire legal advice concerning the application of, and compliance with, the provisions included in the database or any other, you should consult with an attorney.
  • The database is not intended to constitute instruction or guidance on how to obtain a permit, certification, license or registration in a particular state.
  • This database contains live links to the provisions included herein. The database was prepared as of October 15, 2018, and does not identify amendments, repeals or the adoption of new provisions, if any, that may have been effected subsequent to that date. Although this database may be updated in the future, users should check the actual state code to determine whether a particular provision has been repealed, supplemented or otherwise amended or revised. 
  • The database does not include summaries or interpretations of such provisions.
  • The database does not cover (1) states in which no AATB-accredited tissue bank operates, (2) states where AATB-accredited establishments operate only through satellite offices (i.e., where no AATB-accredited establishment maintains its headquarters or main corporate office), (3) federal (U.S.) statutes and regulations, (4) local laws and regulations, or (5) the statutes, laws or regulations of any other country. 
  • States in which AATB-accredited banks operate but that do not have statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration have been denoted below.
  • The database addresses only the statutory requirements for obtaining a permit, certification, license or registration in a particular state.  It does not include statutory or regulatory provisions relating to other requirements, e.g., operational or reporting requirements.
  • The database includes excerpts of provisions from various state statutes, but it does not include regulations found in the regulatory codes of the covered states.  You should consider applicable provisions of state regulatory codes, if any, which are not included here.
  • Terms used in the re-printed statutory provisions may be defined elsewhere in the particular state code or in corresponding regulatory codes. Such definitions will influence the proper interpretation of the statutory provision to which it relates. 
  • Although the database includes some definitions, in most cases applicable definitions have not been included.  Users of the database should identify and consider such definitions.
  • Terms used in statutory provisions included in this database do not necessarily have the same meaning as given to the same, or similar, terms in AATB’s 14th edition of Standards.
  • The database does not include statutory excerpts relating to the requirements to serve in particular capacities at tissue banking establishments, e.g., as medical director.
  • For further information on requirements and procedures relating to obtaining a permit, certification, license or registration, you may want to consult with state agencies having jurisdiction over such matters, e.g., a department of licensing and permitting, or a department of health.
  • There may be penalties for operating a tissue establishment without complying with an applicable requirement relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration. The database does not identify such penalty provisions, if any.
     

States & Applicable Statute(s)

**AATB does not update the document on a regular basis. Users should carefully review the
instructions recited at the beginning of the database, which explain its content and limitations.**

Database of state statutes applicable to permitting, licensing, authorization and registration of tissue banks and organ procurement organizations in states in which AATB-accredited tissue establishments operate.

Alaska

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Colorado

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Connecticut

N/A

Idaho

N/A

Illinois

20 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 2310/2310-330. Sperm and tissue bank registry; AIDS test for donors; penalties

Indiana

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Iowa

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Kansas

N/A

Kentucky

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Maryland

MD Code, Health - General, § 17-305

MD Code, Health - General, § 17-306

MD Code, Health - General, § 17-307

MD Code, Health - General, § 17-308

MD Code, Health – General, §17–309

MD Code, Health – General, §17–311

MD Code, Health – General, §17–312

MD Code, Health – General, §17–313

Massachusetts

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Michigan

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Minnesota

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Mississippi

N/A

Missouri

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Montana

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Nebraska

N/A

New Mexico

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

North Carolina

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

North Dakota

N/A

Ohio

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

South Carolina

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

South Dakota

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Tennessee

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Texas

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Utah

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Vermont

N/A

Washington

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

West Virginia

N/A

Wisconsin

AATB-accredited bank(s) operate in this state, but there are no statutory provisions relating to permitting, licensing, authorization or registration.

Wyoming

N/A

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