Section 22-B301. LICENSES

 

301.1No person shall operate or hold himself or herself out as operating a tissue bank in the District after May 25, 1963, without being licensed, or designated by the licensee, as required by the Act and this chapter, unless the tissue bank is operated by, or in connection with, a federal or District agency.

 

301.2Application for a license to operate a tissue bank shall be made to the Director on forms furnished by the Director for that purpose. Each application shall contain whatever other information concerning the operation of the bank as the Director may require, including but not limited to a statement of the general purposes and scope of the bank.

 

301.3Each application for a license to operate a tissue bank shall be accompanied by payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).

 

301.4Each application for a license to operate a tissue bank shall be signed and certified correct by the operator, unless the application is made by a person or persons licensed to operate a hospital, in which case it shall be signed and certified by the person licensed to operate the hospital.

 

301.5Each tissue bank license shall specify the following information:

 

(a)The name of the licensee;

 

(b)The location of the bank; and

 

(c)The date the license will expire.

 

301.6In any case in which a tissue bank is sponsored by and obtains a substantial portion of its financial support from a non-profit, charitable organization exempted from taxation under the provisions of §501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, the name of the organization may, at the request of the applicant, be shown on the tissue bank license along with the name of the licensee.

 

301.7Notwithstanding the provisions of § 301.1 of this section, the non-profit, charitable organization that substantially supports a tissue bank may indicate or advertise its sponsorship of the bank, using any style of name as the organization may elect.

 

301.8Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the licensee from complying fully with all of the requirements of the Act and with this chapter.

 

301.9Each tissue bank license shall be valid only for the licensee and the premises named in the license and only for the calendar year for which the license is issued.

 

301.10The licensee shall frame the tissue bank license under clear glass or plastic, and post it in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

 

301.11Whenever the Director finds that an applicant for a license does not meet the requirements of the Act or the provisions of this chapter, or that a licensee fails to comply with the Act or this chapter, the Director shall give written notice of the deficiency or failure to the applicant or licensee and shall require the applicant or licensee to show cause why a license should be issued or why his or her license should not be suspended or revoked.

 

301.12Whenever the Director determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements of the Act or this chapter, or that a licensee fails to comply with the Act or this chapter, or that it would be in the best interests of the public health to deny, suspend, or revoke a license, the Director shall give written notice of that determination to the applicant or licensee by certified mail or personal service.

 

301.13Any applicant or licensee may, within ten (10) days after receiving a notice as provided in § 301.12, request a hearing before the Director.

 

301.14Not less than fifteen (15) days after receiving a request for a hearing, the Director shall fix a date and time for the hearing.

 

301.15Any applicant for a license who is adversely affected by a determination made under the authority of this chapter may file an appeal in writing to the Board of Appeals and Review.

 

301.16The appeal to the Board of Appeals and Review shall state the error alleged to be contained in any determination or refusal adversely affecting the applicant for a license or a licensee, and shall be filed within ten (10) days after receipt of the Director's determination.

 

source

Commissioners’ Order 63-790 (March 26, 1963), 8 DCRR §§ 8-2:504(a) - (g) (1965).