HB 2166

This bill requires a blood bank to comply with a physician's order for an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation for a specific patient. All such donations remain subject to federal and state donor eligibility, testing, labeling, screening, storage, and compatibility requir ements. A blood bank may charge a reasonable and necessary fee to cover the administrative cost of facilitating such a donatio n. This bill requires a hospital to allow a patient scheduled for a medical procedure to provide an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation when ordered by a physician. A hospital may refuse such a donation only when medically contraindicated or incompatible with safety standa rds. A hospital may charge a reasonable and necessary fee to cover the administrative cost of facilitating such a donation. These provisions do not authorize a waiver of federal or state blood safety, testing, or compatib ility requirements.