# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 08 — Designation of Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

### Chapter 06 — Adult and Pediatric Burn Center Standards

#### Regulation .16 Allograft Service.

*COMAR 30.08.06.16*

A burn center shall:

A. Maintain a written policy stating:

  (1) That allograft tissues are to be obtained only from those tissues banks that adhere to the standards of the American Association of Tissue Banks, if applicable; and

  (2) Compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations published in 21 CFR Part 1270 Human Tissue Intended for Transplantation;

B. Develop and implement policies and procedures related to obtaining, storing, and handling of homograft and heterograft skin, if the use of biological membranes is a component of care provided by the burn center in compliance with the Joint Commission standards; and

C. Ensure that the operative notes and record support the documentation of all allograft transplants.