Relating to autologous and directed blood donations

This bill relates to autologous or directed blood donations. The bill provides that a blood bank that facilitates autologous or directed blood donations shall comply with a physician’s order for an autologous or directed blood donation. A blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the administrative costs to the blood bank of facilitating an autologous or directed blood donation ordered by a physician. The bill also provides that if a licensed hospital facilitates blood donations, the hospital shall allow an individual on whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous or directed blood donation ordered by a physician for the medical procedure. The bill defines “autologous blood donation”, “blood bank”, and “directed blood donation” for the purposes of the bill.