1(1) 2There is hereby created the Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board, which shall consist of 14 members who are appointed by and report directly to the Secretary of Health Care Administration. The membership must be regionally distributed and must include:44(a) 45Two representatives who have expertise in vascular organ transplant surgery;
55(b) 56Two representatives who have expertise in vascular organ procurement, preservation, and distribution;
68(c) 69Two representatives who have expertise in musculoskeletal tissue transplant surgery;
79(d) 80Two representatives who have expertise in musculoskeletal tissue procurement, processing, and distribution;
92(e) 93A representative who has expertise in eye and cornea transplant surgery;
104(f) 105A representative who has expertise in eye and cornea procurement, processing, and distribution;
118(g) 119A representative who has expertise in bone marrow procurement, processing, and transplantation;
131(h) 132A representative from the Florida Pediatric Society;
139(i) 140A representative from the Florida Society of Pathologists; and
149(j) 150A representative from the Florida Medical Examiners Commission.
196(3) 197The board shall:200(a) 201Assist the agency in the development of necessary professional qualifications, including, but not limited to, the education, training, and performance of persons engaged in the various facets of organ and tissue procurement, processing, preservation, and distribution for transplantation;
239(b) 240Assist the agency in monitoring the appropriate and legitimate expenses associated with organ and tissue procurement, processing, and distribution for transplantation and developing methodologies to assure the uniform statewide reporting of data to facilitate the accurate and timely evaluation of the organ and tissue procurement and transplantation system;
288(c) 289Provide assistance to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in the development of appropriate procedures and protocols to ensure the continued improvement in the approval and release of potential donors by the district medical examiners and associate medical examiners;
327(d) 328Develop with and recommend to the agency the necessary procedures and protocols required to assure that all residents of this state have reasonable access to available organ and tissue transplantation therapy and that residents of this state can be reasonably assured that the statewide procurement transplantation system is able to fulfill their organ and tissue requirements within the limits of the available supply and according to the severity of their medical condition and need; and
403(e) 404Develop with and recommend to the agency any changes to the laws of this state or administrative rules or procedures to ensure that the statewide organ and tissue procurement and transplantation system is able to function smoothly, effectively, and efficiently, in accordance with the Federal Anatomical Gift Act and in a manner that assures the residents of this state that no person or entity profits from the altruistic voluntary donation of organs or tissues.
