California Health and Safety Code

§ 7158.1

HSC § 7158.1 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 3.55

Statute text

(a)As a part of its ongoing audit and review process, the Licensing and Certification Division of the State Department of Health Services shall audit for the existence of organ and tissue procurement procedures for all inpatient hospital facilities. The audit shall include a determination of whether these procedures are in place in the facility, whether the procedures are operational and functioning, and whether the procedures are being used. The department shall not be required to audit for the effectiveness of the procedures. No additional audits shall be required for purposes of this section. Instead, the department shall add an organ and tissue audit element to its regular ongoing audits of inpatient facilities.

(b)For purposes of this chapter, “organ and tissue procurement procedures” shall include protocols required to be developed pursuant to Section 7184. The audit criteria shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:

(1)That the protocols have been developed.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 457, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.