2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions And Occupations
Article 140. Nontransplant Tissue Banks
Section 12-140-103. Registration required - subject to review - repeal.

(1) (a) By July 1, 2019, each nontransplant tissue bank shall register with the director in the form and manner determined by the director. The registration must include:

1. The specific address of the nontransplant tissue bank;

2. The full name and address of the designee appointed in accordance with subsection

(2)(a) of this section;

3. The date the nontransplant tissue bank began doing business;(IV) The type of services provided by the nontransplant tissue bank; and (V) A description of the nontransplant tissue bank's premises and equipment.

(b) Each nontransplant tissue bank registration is subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2).

(2) (a) Each nontransplant tissue bank shall appoint an individual as the designee of the nontransplant tissue bank. A designee must:

1. Be at least eighteen years of age;

2. Have at least two years of experience working for a nontransplant tissue bank;

3. Be employed by the registered nontransplant tissue bank that the designee represents;

4. Have the authority within the nontransplant tissue bank's organization to requirethat personnel comply with this article 140; and

5. Not be designated for more than one nontransplant tissue bank unless each additional nontransplant tissue bank is operated under common ownership and management and unless each additional nontransplant tissue bank is sixty miles or less from all other nontransplant tissue banks held under the same common ownership.

(b) If, after initial registration, the nontransplant tissue bank appoints a new designee in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of this section, the nontransplant tissue bank shall notify the director within thirty days after appointing the designee.

3. To register, a person must pay the fee set pursuant to section 12-20-105.

4. This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2024. Before the repeal, this sectionis scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 963, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-102 as it existed prior to 2019. 12-140-104. Records and receipts. (1) A nontransplant tissue bank shall furnish to a person who delivers human remains to the nontransplant tissue bank a receipt, which must be signed by both the nontransplant tissue bank and the person who delivers the human remains. The nontransplant tissue bank shall retain a copy of the receipt in its records in accordance with subsection (2) of this section. The receipt must include the following:

1. The date and time of the delivery;

2. The name of the person who delivered the human remains;

3. The name of the decedent;

4. The name of any businesses with which the person delivering the human remains isaffiliated; and

5. The name of the person who received the human remains on behalf of the nontransplant tissue bank.

(2) A nontransplant tissue bank shall maintain for at least three years at its registered location the following records:

1. The donor's full name and address;

2. The date of donation;

3. Documentation of the decedent's informed consent or the consent of the person authorized by law to consent on behalf of the donor to the donation;

4. A description of the human remains to be donated for scientific or educational purposes;

5. Decedent medical history, including any of the following if used by the nontransplanttissue bank: Autopsy reports, donation questionnaires, and other donor or decedent solicitation materials; and

6. Tracking documentation of the transport of and delivery of human remains.

(3) A nontransplant tissue bank shall keep complete and accurate records and make the records open for inspection by the director.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 964, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-103 as it existed prior to 2019.