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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

17-304. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES.

THE SECRETARY SHALL SET REASONABLE FEES FOR THE
ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMITS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first
sentence of former Article 43, § 34(d).

The former reference to fees for "registration"
is deleted to conform with changes in terminology
made throughout this article. See the General
Revisor's Note to this article.

Defined terms: "Permit" § 17-301
"Secretary" § 1-101

17-305. PERMIT REQUIRED.

A PERSON SHALL HOLD A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY
BEFORE THE PERSON MAY:

(1)  OPERATE A TISSUE BANK IN THIS STATE; OR

(2)  REPRESENT OR SERVICE IN THIS STATE ANY
TISSUE BANK THAT IS OUTSIDE THIS STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the sixth
sentence and the fifth clause of the eighth
sentence of former Article 43, § 34(a), as those
sentences related to tissue banks, and rephrased
in standard language to state affirmatively that
a person must hold a permit to operate or to
represent or service in this State a tissue bank.
See also §§ 17-312 and 17-313 of this subtitle.

The second sentence of former Article 43, § 34(a)
contained an exception from the permit
requirement for a physician or group of 3 or less
physicians "performing laboratory examinations on
his or their own patients". The former reference
to "laboratory examinations" suggested that the
exception applied only to medical laboratories
and, therefore, it is included only in Subtitle 2
of this title, with the provisions of former
Article 43, § 34 that related to medical
laboratories.

In item (2) of this section and throughout this
subtitle, former references to maintaining "any
office, representative or other facilities for
the representation or servicing of any ... tissue
bank" are deleted as unnecessary in light of the
broad references to representing or servicing