Colorado § 12-140-103 - Registration required - subject to review - repeal.

§ 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:

(I) The specific address of the nontransplant tissue bank;

(II) The full name and address of the designee appointed in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of this section;

(III) 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).

(c) If a nontransplant tissue bank withdraws or does not renew its registration, for a period of three years after the end of registration, the nontransplant tissue bank shall continue to maintain on file with the director current information regarding items described in subsections (1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II) of this section.

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

(I) Be at least eighteen years of age;

(II) Have at least two years of experience working for a nontransplant tissue bank;

(III) Be employed by the registered nontransplant tissue bank that the designee represents;

(IV) Have the authority within the nontransplant tissue bank's organization to require that personnel comply with this article 140; and

(V) 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(4) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2031. Before the repeal, this section is 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. L. 2024: (1)(c) added and (4) amended, (HB 24-1254), ch. 241, p. 1592, § 2, effective August 7. L. 2026: (4) amended, (HB 26-1258), ch. 383, p. 2402, § 28, effective August 12.

Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 12-54.5-102 as it existed prior to 2019.

(2) Section 33(2) of chapter 383 (HB 26-1258), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed; license and registration applications filed; certificates of death initiated, completed, responded to, or filed; and contracts entered into or renewed on or after August 12, 2026.