§274l. Bone marrow scientific registry

(a) Establishment of recipient registry

The Secretary, acting through the Registry under section 274k of this title (in this section referred to as the "Registry"), shall establish and maintain a scientific registry of information relating to patients who have been recipients of a transplant of bone marrow from a biologically unrelated donor.

(b) Information

The scientific registry under subsection (a) of this section shall include information with respect to patients described in subsection (a) of this section, transplant procedures, and such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of transplantation involving recipients of bone marrow from biologically unrelated donors.

(c) Annual report on patient outcomes

The Registry shall annually submit to the Secretary a report concerning patient outcomes with respect to each transplant center. Each such report shall use data collected and maintained by the scientific registry under subsection (a) of this section. Each such report shall in addition include the data required in section 274k(l) of this title (relating to pretransplant costs).

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §379A, as added Pub. L. 105–196, §3, July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 635 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 274l, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §379A, as added Pub. L. 101–616, title I, §101(a)(2), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3282 , related to study by General Accounting Office, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–196, §§3, 7, July 16, 1998, 112 Stat. 635 , 637, effective Oct. 1, 1998.

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section 7 of Pub. L. 105–196, set out as an Effective Date of 1998 Amendment note under section 274k of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 274k of this title.