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Our Licenses & Credentials

A prospective patient should be able to confirm, in writing, that the people treating them and the facility they are in are licensed for what they do. Here is ours.

Why this license exists

New Jersey’s PRP Regulation, in Plain English

PRP marketing often describes the procedure as a simple “blood draw and spin.” New Jersey law does not see it that way, and neither do we.

The statute

The New Jersey Blood Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2A-2 et seq., requires a license from the Department of Health to operate a blood bank in this state. The Department’s Blood Bank Licensing Program, within the Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, issues the license, inspects licensees, and investigates errors and complaints that jeopardize the safety of donors and recipients.

The regulation

The implementing rules are N.J.A.C. 8:8, “Collection, Processing, Storage and Distribution of Blood.” Under those rules:

• A blood bank is “any commercial or noncommercial activity involving the handling of blood or plasma, intended to be used for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes.” Drawing blood, spinning it to concentrate the platelets, and injecting the plasma back into the patient is exactly that activity.
• Collection means “the procedure for obtaining blood by donor or recipient phlebotomy,” and an autologous procedure is “the collection of blood and blood components from a donor/recipient for subsequent reinfusion into the same individual.” PRP and PRF are autologous blood components.
• Under N.J.A.C. 8:8-8.12, facilities that perform perioperative autologous blood collection and administration (PABCA) — the category under which the Department licenses office-based PRP — “shall obtain a blood bank license to operate in New Jersey,” must submit their standard operating procedures to the Department and receive written approval before starting the service, and must follow the applicable AABB standards.
• A licensed blood bank must have a qualified blood bank director (N.J.A.C. 8:8-2.2), keeps written procedures and records, and is subject to Department inspection. Each license covers one location, is not transferable, is renewed annually, and lists exactly which services the facility is authorized to perform — ours reads “Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) only.”

What this means for you as a patient: a licensed practice has had its PRP procedures reviewed and approved by the state, has a named physician responsible for them, and can be inspected. An unlicensed one has not, does not, and cannot.

Sources: N.J.S.A. 26:2A-2 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 8:8-1.2 (definitions), 8:8-2.2, and 8:8-8.12; New Jersey Department of Health, Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, Blood Bank Licensing Program. Regulatory text is quoted from the current administrative code; this summary is provided for patient information and is not legal advice.