§ 2210. Eye recovery by certified eye bank technicians--Eye banks
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and Safety
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 2210
§ 2210. Eye recovery by certified eye bank technicians--Eye banks
A. 1. With respect to a gift of eyes as provided for in this chapter, eye bank technicians who have successfully completed a course in eye recovery in the State of Oklahoma or elsewhere and have received a certificate of competence from the Eye Bank Association of America, may recover eyes for such gift after proper certification of death by a physician and compliance with the extent of such gift as required by the Oklahoma Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
C. Before developing a new eye bank, the person proposing to operate the eye bank shall apply to the State Commissioner of Health for a permit. The permit application shall be in such form as the Commissioner shall prescribe and shall include a demonstration of the eye bank's probable impact on existing eye banks serving the area where the new eye bank is to be located. The permit application shall be accompanied by a filing fee equal to one quarter of one percent (.25%) of the capital cost of the proposed eye bank, with a minimum fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
D. Upon receipt of a completed permit application, the Commissioner shall cause public notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the eye bank is to be located and in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the application is available for inspection. Any person may submit written comments regarding the proposed eye bank to the Commissioner.
Credits
Laws 1971, c. 147, § 1, emerg. eff. May 21, 1971; Laws 1978, c. 137, § 1; Laws 1997, c. 281, § 3, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2009, c. 139, § 28, eff. Nov. 1, 2009.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 2210, OK ST T. 63 § 2210
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 3 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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