Alabama § 22-19-122 - Promulgation of Proficiency Standards and Quality Assurance Measures; Certification to Acquire and Transport Organs, Etc.; Updating of Quality Assurance Standards.
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§ 22-19-122. Promulgation of Proficiency Standards and Quality Assurance Measures; Certification to Acquire and Transport Organs, Etc.; Updating of Quality Assurance Standards.
(a) The Chairman of the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is authorized to establish and promulgate the standards of proficiency and fitness and measures and procedures for quality assurance in the acquiring and/or transporting of organs, bones, and tissues retrieved in Alabama.
(b) The Chairman of the Department of Surgery of the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham shall certify when a person shall be allowed to acquire and/or transport any organ, bone or tissue retrieved in Alabama. The chairman shall not certify any person to acquire and/or transport any organ, bone or tissue to be retrieved in Alabama until such person possesses and demonstrates to the chairman the necessary knowledge and technical skills to comply with the established standards of proficiency and fitness.
(c) After the chairman establishes and promulgates the initial standards of quality assurance, any proposed subsequent updating, except to meet federal standards, are to be circulated for comment only, to any institution in Alabama then performing organ transplants. The chairman shall still have the final and sole decision to establish and promulgate whatever is appropriate for updating the standards of quality assurance.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 22-19-122 ("Promulgation of Proficiency Standards and Quality Assurance Measures; Certification to Acquire and Transport Organs, Etc.; Updating of Quality Assurance Standards.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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