This chapter does not apply to a tissue bank operated:

1. A. By the federal government; or
2. B. Solely for research and teaching purposes, if human tissue and tissue products from the research or teaching are not transplanted, transfused, or used within or upon a human.

Authority: Health-General Article, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1970

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 adopted effective May 5, 1986 (13:9 Md. R. 1030)

Regulation .03 amended effective March 20, 1989 (16:5 Md. R. 629)

Regulation .06B amended effective June 11, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1343)

Regulation .06D amended effective March 20, 1989 (16:5 Md. R. 629); amended and recodified to Regulation .07 effective June 11, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1343)

Regulation .06E adopted effective March 20, 1989 (16:5 Md. R. 629); recodified to Regulation .06D effective June 11, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1343)

Regulation .08 adopted effective June 11, 1990 (17:11 Md. R. 1343)

COMAR 10.10.02 recodified to COMAR 10.50.01 effective December 13, 1999 (26:25 Md. R. 1897)

Regulations .01—.08 repealed and new Regulations .01—.12 adopted effective March 15, 2004 (31:5 Md. R. 449)

Regulation .03B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432); September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .04B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432); August 15, 2016 (43:16 Md. R. 901); September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .05 repealed effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 25, 2013 (40:23 Md. R. 1934)

Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .07B amended effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .07D adopted effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .08 recodified to be Regulation .09 effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .08 adopted effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .09 repealed effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .09 recodified from Regulation .08 effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .10 amended effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .10C amended effective January 9, 2012 (38:27 Md. R. 1764)

Regulation .11A amended effective September 15, 2025 (52:18 Md. R. 923)

Regulation .11A, C amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432)