Section 158.15. Laboratories

(a) The transplantation center shall maintain, or by agreement have access to, a tissue typing laboratory with appropriate space and resources to perform required histocompatibility testing and cross matches.

(b) The transplantation center shall maintain, or by agreement have access to, laboratory facilities capable of performing virology, cytology, clinical chemistry, microbiology and monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs.

(c) The transplantation center shall have blood bank support with the capacity to supply blood components for the number of transplants that are projected, the ability to irradiate blood components and the availability of a blood separator and central blood repository.

Notation

Cross References

This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 158.31 (relating to kidney transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.33 (relating to liver transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.34 (relating to lung and heart/lung transplantation programs); 28 Pa. Code § 158.35 (relating to pancreas transplantation programs); and 28 Pa. Code § 158.37 (relating to pediatric transplantation programs).