The attached is a copy of the current FDA and CLIA regulations pertinent to blood banks. These were all downloaded today from http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html and combined into one file for reference.

21CFR600-800-1270_42CFR493.pdf

The attached is a copy of the new 42 CFR 493 CLIA regulations (10-1-08). This edition was made available 1/27/09. There is a several month lag time for regulations. As far as I know, you can't find this anywhere else online other than right here on BloodBankTalk!

I posted the current FDA regulations previously. If any one wants this merged into a single file with the FDA regulations, then post a message here and I will create and upload the file.

493.pdf

I can't open the file.

Mary,

I tried opening it on a different computer than I used for uploading and had no problem.

If Internet Explorer you right-click the "493.pdf" and do "Save target as" you will save a copy to your PC. Try opening from the PC. In Firefox the right click is "Save link as".

The file probably requires acrobat reader 7 or higher. I tested it out with Acrobat Standard 8 and Acrobat Reader 9 and had no problems with either version.

If you can be more specific about how you open the file and exact wording of the error message it would be helpful to troubleshoot.

A merged file would be great.

I have loaded the 2009 version on a different message. Look for "2009 cfr (fda) "

Thanks