Regulations last checked for updates: May 17, 2024

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: May 13, 2024
§ 121.1 - Applicability.

(a) The provisions of this part, with the exception of §§ 121.13 and 121.14, apply to the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and the Scientific Registry.

(b) The provisions of § 121.13 apply to the prohibition set forth in section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act, as amended.

(c) The provisions of § 121.14 apply to the reimbursement of specified incidental non-medical expenses incurred toward living organ donation under section 377 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

(d) In accordance with section 1138 of the Social Security Act, hospitals in which organ transplants are performed and which participate in the programs under titles XVIII or XIX of the Social Security Act, and organ procurement organizations designated under section 1138(b) of the Social Security Act, are subject to the requirements of this part.

[85 FR 59444, Sept. 22, 2020]
authority: Sections 215, 371-377, and 377E of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 216,273,274f; sections 1102, 1106, 1138 and 1871 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1302,1306,1320b,and; section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 274e); and E.O. 13879, 84 FR 33817
source: 63 FR 16332, Apr. 2, 1998, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 42 CFR 121.1