Organ Procurement Organizations, Tissue and Eye Banks

Applications and appropriate fees should be mailed to:

Laboratory Unit
Agency for Health Care Administration
Bureau of Health Facility Regulation
2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #32
Tallahassee, FL 32308

Phone: (850) 412-4500
Fax: (850) 410-1511

PUBLIC RECORD REQUESTS should be sent to:
Public Records Coordinator,
2727 Mahan Drive, Ft. Knox #3,
Mail Stop #2, Tallahassee, FL 32308
850/412-3688 Message Line
850/921-9041 Fax
or via e-mail at: publicrecordsreq@ahca.myflorida.com

publicrecordsreq@ahca.myflorida.com

Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are designated for each state through the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). In Florida, these organizations must also be licensed. The distribution of organs recovered by these organizations is coordinated through the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a not-for-profit organization regulated through the DHHS.

Joshua Abbott Organ & Tissue Donor Registry

Joshua Abbott Organ and Tissue Donor Registry

Tissue Banks must be licensed by the State in order to offer services within Florida. Those services may include the recovery, processing, storage and distribution of human tissue. Tissue is distributed to healthcare facilities and practitioners on request for the purpose of transplantation into patients.

Eye Banks must be licensed by the state in order to offer services within Florida. Those services may include the recovery, processing and distribution of eyes or eye tissue. Eyes and eye tissue are distributed to healthcare facilities and practitioners on request for the purpose of transplantation into patients.

Statute/Rule Authority for the regulation of Organ, Tissue and Eye Procurement Organizations can be found under:
Chapter 765, Part V, Florida Statutes, Chapter 765.541, Florida Statutes, Chapter 765.542, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 59A-1, Florida Administrative Code.

Download Adverse Reaction Forms:

Download Annual Report Forms:

Application download: Initial, Renewal and Change of Ownership forms

 

OPOs must be a member of the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Organ and Tissue Procurement and Transplantation Advisory Board

Statute/Rule Authority


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