1. Demonstrate compliance with EBAA standards

2. Maintain accreditation status by passing site inspection as administered by the EBAA accrediation board.

3. Demonstrate proficiency in any aspect of eye banking including recovery, processing, tissue storage, evaluation, donor eligibility determination, and final distribution.

     -proficiency shall be demonstrated by providing documentation the handling of at least 25 surgical corneas for each function seeking accreditation.

4. Certify compliance with Federal and State regulations

Must be an opthalmologist that has completed a corneal fellowship or has demonstrated expertise in external eye disease, corneal surgery, research, or teaching in cornea and/or external disease.

   - If said medical director has not served a corneal fellowship, the eye bank

     must have  a documented consulting relationship with an opthalmologist that

     has.

Must attend the medical directors' symposium at the annual meeting at least once every three years.

Must attend a medical advisory board meeting at least once every three years.

*Newly appointed medical directors must attend both the medical directors' symposium and a medical advisory board meeting within one year of appointment (unless a co-medical director has fulfilled the requirement)

Who is responsible for observing designated staff trainers on an annual basis performing the following...

1. In Situ excision or laboratory corneoscleral rim removal from whole globe

2. Posterior lamellar processing procedure that utilizes a microkeratome

3. At least one type of laser-assisted processing procedure

4. Each manual dissection processing procedure(s) for EK and ALK

(ie. DSEK or DMEK)

Medical Director...

If staff trainers are not appointed in any of the described areas, the medical director must observe each technician qualified to perform those procedures on an an annual basis.

Six months

Provided the bank notifies the EBAA that it is not in compliance with the standard, the bank submits evidence of intent to comply with the standard, and a documented interim relationship with a CEBT and that CEBT's organization is established. The non-CEBT incharge of the bank in the interim also must show competency to the medical director of the involved establishment.

*An extension may be requested and approved on a case by case basis.

Within 30 days

This includes mergers of banks, affiliation of multiple banks, affiliation of other non eye banks such as OPO's or tissue banks, hospitals, blood banks, etc.

Also includes a name change of the bank or change to any required personnel such as director or medical director