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<title>LATTS Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-07-31</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Label and Transport Tissues Safely Act of 2014 or the LATTS Act of 2014 - Sets forth guidelines for handling human tissue specimens.</p> <p>Prohibits sale of human tissue for research or education unless the seller has a non-transplant tissue bank license and each package of tissue is labeled with specified information.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process for the approval, suspension, and revocation of non-transplant tissue bank licenses.</p> <p>Prohibits falsely labeling packages of human tissue.</p> <p>Allows HHS or any accrediting body authorized by HHS to enter and inspect any establishment engaged in the preparation of any human tissue specimen.</p> Requires HHS to recall any human tissue specimen that is an imminent or substantial hazard to public health.]]></summary-text>
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