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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 50. Anatomical Board of the State of Oklahoma |
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Chapter 10. Anatomical Specimens |
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Subchapter 3. Requirements for Recipients of Anatomical Specimens |
SECTION 50:10-3-2. Requirements for registered anatomical donor programs and non-transplant tissue bank
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- (a) Institutions that can be Registered ("Registrant"). The Board has discretion to approve or deny registration for Donor Programs and Non-Transplant Tissue Banks.(b) Registrant's procedures for obtaining donors must comply with the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act of the state in which the anatomical gift originates.(c) Registrant must have policies and procedures to insure that anatomical specimens are treated with dignity and respect.(d) Registrant must have policies and procedures to insure that persons/entities to whom Registrant distributes anatomical specimens are authorized by law to receive and use the specimens. In the absence of applicable state or federal law, the registrant distributes anatomical specimens to persons/entities that meet standards established by private accrediting organizations approved by the Anatomical Board, or set forth in rules or policies promulgated by the Anatomical Board.(e) Registrant must maintain a record-keeping system to track and document the location of anatomical specimens from initial receipt to final disposition.(f) Only non-profit organizations shall be eligible for registration. The fees charged by registrant for anatomical specimens must be limited to the amount reasonable to cover the costs of dissection and related activities integral to dissection as defined in OAC 50:10-1-14.(g) Registrants receiving cadavers must have appropriate background and experience in funeral services or anatomy, which includes but not limited to the successful completion of a cadaver-based anatomy course at the university level involving hands-on dissection, or have taught a human anatomy course with cadaver dissection at the university level under the direction of a qualified individual. Individuals qualified to direct the dissection of cadavers would have a graduate-level degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in the Biological Sciences, and have successfully completed a graduate-level human anatomy course with cadaver dissection.