Frequently asked questions
Please see below for a number of frequently asked questions, which are categorised into key areas. Simply select one of the categories in order to view specific questions and answers.
- Analysis of DNA under the HT Act
- Authorising tissue or cell preparation processes
- Body donation
- Bone Marrow and PBSC donation where the donor is an adult lacking capacity or child without competence
- Brain and spinal cord donation for hospital and mortuary staff
- Brain banks
- Cord blood procurement
- Coroners' post-mortem examination
- Deceased organ donation
- Disposal of anatomical specimens, former anatomical specimens and body parts
- Disposal of pregnancy remains
- Distributors of acellular material
- Donating your tissue for research
- Fresh frozen material
- Guidance for toxicologists
- Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations, 2007 (as amended)
- Independent Assessors
- Inspection reports
- Licensing
- Living organ donation
- Organ donation and transplant
- Our roles in regulation
- Post-mortem examination - Your choices about organs and tissue
- Public display of anatomical specimens
- Record retention
- Research tissue banks
- Research under the HT Act
- Revision of Guidance to Accredited Assessors and Bone Marrow/PBSC Clinicians
- Sands consent forms for perinatal post mortems
- Serious adverse events and serious adverse reactions (SAEARs)
- Serious adverse events and serious adverse reactions (SAEARs) in relation to quality and safety of organs intended for transplantation