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# Guide on Same Procedure Exception for Tissue Products
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guide-on-same-procedure-exception-for-tissue-products/
- Published: 2017-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T23:02:44.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5140174

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a guidance on “Same Surgical Procedure Exception under 21 CFR 1271.15(b): Questions and Answers Regarding the Scope of the Exception.” The document provides tissue establishments and health care professionals with FDA’s current thinking on the scope of an exception outlined in the human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) regulations. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-11-17/pdf/2017-24839.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).