Pennsylvania Statutes Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety § 5017. Duties of department

(1) Regulate the operation of milk banks that handle and distribute donor milk in this Commonwealth.

(2) Issue licenses to milk banks deemed compliant with this act.

(1) The department shall review and approve professional association guidelines to ensure that the guidelines in use maintain the necessary requirements and standards of review for the safe operation and accreditation of licensees in this Commonwealth, and shall transmit to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a list of professional associations that have approved guidelines. If, at any time, the department determines that the professional association guidelines do not maintain necessary requirements and standards of review for the safe operation and accreditation of licensees, licensees must satisfy the requirements under paragraph (2).

(2) The department shall adopt standards and requirements for licensure separate from those of the professional association guidelines referenced in paragraph (1) which the department determines are sufficient to maintain the safe operation and accreditation of licensees.

(1) The name and location of the milk bank.

(2) The name and address of the managing director responsible for the milk bank's day-to-day operations and of the medical director of the milk bank.

(3) The education and experience of each person in a supervisory or technical role in the operation of the milk bank.

(4) A description of the physical facilities, locations, equipment, sources of materials and methods of processing, storage and distribution of donor milk.

(5) A description of each technical procedure used in the routine operation of the milk bank.

(6) Any relationship between the applicant and either a dispensary or satellite milk depot.

(7) Any other information required by the department.

(1) Whenever the department receives a complaint or has other reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this act has occurred, the department may, without notice to the licensee, survey any service, facility or portion of the licensee related to the suspected violation.

(2) For either issuance of a new license or renewals, the department need not inspect the milk bank if the milk bank meets at least two of the following:

(1) The name and address of the licensee and the location of all facilities, dispensaries and affiliated satellite milk depots authorized under the license.

(2) The name and address of the managing director responsible for the milk bank's day-to-day operations and of the medical director of the milk bank.

(3) The signature of the secretary.

(1) A licensee belonging to a professional association shall submit the licensee's professional association certification information to the department within 30 days of each inspection and accreditation by the professional association.

(2) A licensee belonging to a professional association shall notify the department within 72 hours when membership in a professional association is terminated for any reason.