45. The function of the biovigilance committee is to advise the Minister, as considered necessary by the Minister and not less than once yearly, on current risks relating to the use of blood, blood products and blood components and the use of substitute products.
The mandate of the biovigilance committee shall include examining any matter submitted to it by the Minister in connection with the blood supply system and giving the Minister its opinion within the time indicated by the Minister.
The Minister may assign the biovigilance committee similar functions with regard to human milk, stem cells, human tissues or organs and any other human biological product.
1998, c. 41, s. 45; 2013, c. 11, s. 12.