(a) the applicant's ability to arrange for the acquisition and preservation of usable donated tissue within a designated geographic area of service and to arrange for the transportation of such tissue when necessary;

(b) the applicant's ability to obtain effective agreements for tissue procurement with hospitals;

(c) the applicant's ability to conduct and participate in systematic efforts, including professional and public education, to procure usable tissue from potential donors;

(d) the applicant's ability to establish and meet quality standards for the acquisition and storage of tissue;

(e) the applicant's ability to arrange for the selection and testing of donors and donated tissue, including the performance of donor selection and required laboratory tests including typing and processing;

(f) the character and competence of the operator, its officers, directors, principal stockholders and controlling persons, including the quality of care provided through any health care entities operated or controlled by such persons; and

(g) with respect to banks and storage facilities created after the effective date of this paragraph, the existence and activities of other banks and storage facilities in the geographic area to be served by the applicant. 5. No hospital or other facility and no physician shall permit any person to procure tissue or non-transplant organs unless such person has been licensed in accordance with this article, or has been asked by a licensed bank or storage facility to procure a specified tissue or non-transplant organ. No bank or storage facility shall sell or otherwise transfer tissue for valuable consideration. Valuable consideration shall not include reasonable costs associated with the procurement, processing, storage and distribution of tissue. Nothing herein shall impair the provisions of section forty-three hundred seven of this chapter.