District Of Columbia § 7-1541.03 - Licenses.

Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 7-1541.03 — Licenses., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 7-1541.03. Licenses.

7-1541.03
(a)

No person shall operate any tissue bank in the District of Columbia without a valid license issued pursuant to this subchapter and §§  and . No such license shall be issued except to persons duly licensed or duly registered as physicians under or to persons holding valid licenses to operate and maintain hospitals for humans pursuant to .

(b)

The Council of the District of Columbia is authorized, after public hearing, to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and subchapter II-A of this chapter, including, without limitation, rules and regulations prescribing:

(1)

The terms and conditions under which a tissue bank license may be issued and renewed;

(2)

The fees to be paid for the issuance and renewal of such licenses;

(3)

The duration of such licenses;

(4)

The grounds for suspension and revocation of such licenses;

(5)

The operation of tissue banks;

(6)

The conditions under which tissue may be recovered, screened, tested, processed, stored, distributed, and transported; and

(7)

The making, keeping, and disposition of records by tissue banks or by other persons recovering, screening, testing, processing, storing, distributing, or transporting tissue.

(c)

The Mayor may, after notice and hearing, deny, suspend, or revoke any tissue bank license issued or applied for pursuant to this subchapter and §§  and .

(d)

Any person aggrieved by any final decision or final order of the Mayor denying, suspending, or revoking any tissue bank license or renewal thereof, issued or applied for under this subchapter and §§  and , may obtain a review of such decision or order in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

(e)

Except with respect to the provisions as to licensing, the provisions of this subchapter and §§  and , and the regulations made pursuant thereto, shall apply to federal agencies situated in the District of Columbia, and to District of Columbia agencies.

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