“…The decision to provide human tissue should be based on the specific and general interests of the patient and of society. 1,4,8,10,14,16,17,19,20 Tissue banking requirements of patient confidentiality, informed consent, and local institutional review board (IRB) review find their beginnings in the Holocaust, which led to the creation of the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) final modifications to the Privacy Rules went into effect in April 2003, and they have added to the statutory and regulatory requirements in the United States.…”