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New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 10. Department of Health |
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Chapter II. Administrative Rules and Regulations |
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Subchapter C. Access to Records |
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Part 52. Tissue Banks and Nontransplant Anatomic Banks |
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Subpart 52-7. Eye Banks |
Sec. 52-7.13. Disposition of unused tissue
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- (a) All tissue unsuitable for transplantation, education, or research purposes authorized by Public Health Law section 4302 shall be discarded pursuant to Part 70 of this Title. Packaging of tissue for destruction shall be designed to obscure the contents.(b) If tamper-resistant seals are broken or proper temperature has not been maintained, tissue shall not be issued for transplantation.(c) Tissue returned by the tissue transplantation facility for possible reissuance shall meet all storage and transport requirements of this Part. The tissue bank shall not reissue tissue returned by the tissue transplantation facility, unless written criteria approved by the tissue bank medical director are met.