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Rules for Directed Blood Product Transfusions in Idaho
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 7:59 AM
In one sentence
This law prevents health care providers from banning patients who want to use their own blood or blood donated by a specific person, unless safety rules say it is not allowed.
What it does
- Defines 'blood product' as whole blood, plasma, derivatives, platelets, and clotting agents.
- Requires health care providers to allow patients to provide their own blood or directed donor blood for transfusions through a facility that follows federal rules.
- Allows hospitals to refuse a donation if it would harm the donor or patient.
- Permits refusal of donations when there is not enough time before surgery or a medical procedure.
- Exempts emergency medical services from these new rules.
- Protects providers and facilities from lawsuits for injuries caused by using this blood, unless they were grossly negligent.
Who it affects
- Health care providers and facilities in Idaho
- Patients receiving transfusions
- People donating blood for a specific patient
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not apply if federal laws conflict with these rules.
- Hospitals can still refuse donations that are unsafe for the donor or patient.
- This rule only applies to non-emergency surgeries and procedures.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Directed donor
- A person who gives blood specifically for one named patient.
- Blood product
- Whole blood, plasma, derivatives, platelets, or clotting agents used in transfusions.
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Official summary
Directed blood product transfusion
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Bill history
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