[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR121.6]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 121_ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK--
Table of Contents
 
Sec. 121.6  Organ procurement.

    The suitability of organs donated for transplantation shall be 
determined as follows:
    (a) Tests. An OPTN member procuring an organ shall assure that 
laboratory tests and clinical examinations of potential organ donors are 
performed to determine any contraindications for donor acceptance, in 
accordance with policies established by the OPTN.
    (b) HIV. The OPTN shall adopt and use standards for preventing the 
acquisition of organs from individuals known to be infected with human 
immunodeficiency virus.
    (c) Acceptance criteria. Transplant programs shall establish 
criteria for organ acceptance, and shall provide such criteria to the 
OPTN and the OPOs with which they are affiliated.

[63 FR 16332, Apr. 2, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 56659, Oct. 20, 1999]