Our experience of regulatory justification of using donor material for keratoplastic operations in the Udmurt Republic

Purpose: to share our experience of regulatory justification supervisory authorities performing keratoplastic operations using native donor cornea. Methods . A comprehensive analysis legal and framework the Russian Federation on transplantation. Results The Nomenclature Medical Services includes several types services which contain word “transplantation” in their names. However, not all them require a license perform such procedures as “surgery (organ (or) tissue transplantation)”. procedure for providing medical care (transplantation organs human tissues)” is applicable “ophthalmology” profile, since equipment staffing requirements contained therein are necessary keratoplasty. list organizations subjects transplantation tissues contains no ophthalmological profile. According methodological recommendations ways pay at expense mandatory insurance, keratoplasty classified “st21.005. Operations organ vision”. Conclusion existing documents demonstrates that exclusively related ophthalmology, it can be performed if there transportation healthcare organization also needs hold removal storage any region has license, may donate cornea an hospital latter does license.