N.J. Admin. Code § 8:8-11.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:8-11.3 - Freezers for the storage of blood and blood components

(a) Freezers for blood and blood components stored frozen shall maintain the blood and blood components at a temperature below -18 degrees Centigrade.

(b) Liquid nitrogen freezers used to store blood and blood components shall maintain them at a gas phase temperature below -120 degrees Centigrade.

Recodified from 8:8-10.2 by R.1989 d.246, effective 5/15/1989.
See: 21 N.J.R. 407(a), 21 N.J.R. 1412(a).
Amended by R.2005 d.283, effective 10/3/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4261(a), 37 N.J.R. 3815(a).
In rule heading, added "the storage of blood and" preceding "blood components"; substituted "degrees Centigrade" for "[degrees] C" in (a) and (b); in (a), added "blood and" preceding "blood components" and added "and blood" following "maintain the blood"; in (b), substituted "blood and blood components" for "red blood cells".