21 CFR 1271.60: What quarantine and other requirements apply before the donor-eligibility determination is complete?
Requires HCT/Ps to be kept and clearly identified in quarantine, including during shipment with accompanying records, until donor eligibility is determined, except for documented urgent medical need with specific warning labels and physician notification.
Part 1271, Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products · Subpart C, Donor Eligibility
Recent 483s citing 1271.60
- Americord Registry LLC · Somerset, New JerseyHCT/Ps shipped in quarantine prior to the completion of the donor-eligibility… Nov 17, 2025
- AlloSource · Centennial, ColoradoHCT/Ps in quarantine pending completion of the donor eligibility determination were… Jun 11, 2015
The regulation text
§ 1271.60 What quarantine and other requirements apply before the donor-eligibility determination is complete?.
(a)Quarantine. You must keep an HCT/P in quarantine, as defined in § 1271.3(q), until completion of the donor-eligibility determination required by § 1271.50. You must quarantine semen from anonymous donors until the retesting required under § 1271.85(d) is complete.
(b)Identification of HCT/Ps in quarantine. You must clearly identify as quarantined an HCT/P that is in quarantine pending completion of a donor-eligibility determination. The quarantined HCT/P must be easily distinguishable from HCT/Ps that are available for release and distribution.
(c)Shipping of HCT/Ps in quarantine. If you ship an HCT/P before completion of the donor-eligibility determination, you must keep it in quarantine during shipment. The HCT/P must be accompanied by records:
(1)Identifying the donor (e.g., by a distinct identification code affixed to the HCT/P container);
(2)Stating that the donor-eligibility determination has not been completed; and
(3)Stating that the product must not be implanted, transplanted, infused, or transferred until completion of the donor-eligibility determination, except under the terms of paragraph (d) of this section.
(d)Use in cases of urgent medical need. (1) This subpart C does not prohibit the implantation, transplantation, infusion, or transfer of an HCT/P from a donor for whom the donor-eligibility determination is not complete if there is a documented urgent medical need for the HCT/P, as defined in § 1271.3(u).
(2)If you make an HCT/P available for use under the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section, you must prominently label it “NOT EVALUATED FOR INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES,” and “ WARNING: Advise patient of communicable disease risks.” The following information must accompany the HCT/P:
(i)The results of any donor screening required under § 1271.75 that has been completed;
(ii)The results of any testing required under § 1271.80 or 1271.85 that has been completed; and
(iii)A list of any screening or testing required under § 1271.75, 1271.80 or 1271.85 that has not yet been completed.
(3)If you are the establishment that manufactured an HCT/P used under the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section, you must document that you notified the physician using the HCT/P that the testing and screening were not complete.
(4)In the case of an HCT/P used for an urgent medical need under the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section, you must complete the donor-eligibility determination during or after the use of the HCT/P, and you must inform the physician of the results of the determination.
Questions
What does 21 CFR 1271.60 require?
Requires HCT/Ps to be kept and clearly identified in quarantine, including during shipment with accompanying records, until donor eligibility is determined, except for documented urgent medical need with specific warning labels and physician notification.
Which sections are cited alongside 1271.60?
In the same 483s, investigators most often also cite 1271.160 (Establishment and maintenance of a quality program), 1271.180 (Procedures), 1271.195 (Environmental control and monitoring), 1271.210 (Supplies and reagents).