H0528 • 2026

DIRECTED BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding directed blood product transfusion.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
Last action: 2026-03-17
Official status: LAW
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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DIRECTED BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding directed blood product transfusion.

What This Bill Does

DIRECTED BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding directed blood product transfusion.

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Bill History

2026-03-17 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Signed by Governor on March 16, 2026 Session Law Chapter 26 Effective: 07/01/2026
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor
2026-03-12 Idaho State Legislature
Delivered to Governor at 3:13 p.m. on March 12, 2026
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker
2026-03-11 Idaho State Legislature
Signed by President; returned to House
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
2026-03-09 Idaho State Legislature
Read third time in full – PASSED - 25-8-2 AYES – Anthon, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Rundhaug(Carlson), Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, Zuiderveld NAYS – Bernt, Cook, Rabe, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow Absent and excused – Adams, Galloway Floor Sponsor - Nichols Title apvd - to House
2026-02-25 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; filed for Third Reading
2026-02-24 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
2026-02-18 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare
2026-02-17 Idaho State Legislature
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 52-17-1 AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Redman(Zaken), Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Church, Egbert, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Haws, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Veile, Weber, Wheeler Absent – McCann Floor Sponsor - Bruce Title apvd - to Senate
2026-02-16 Idaho State Legislature
U.C. to hold place on third reading calendar one legislative day
2026-02-13 Idaho State Legislature
Read second time; Filed for Third Reading
2026-02-12 Idaho State Legislature
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
2026-01-27 Idaho State Legislature
Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
2026-01-26 Idaho State Legislature
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Official Summary Text

DIRECTED BLOOD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding directed blood product transfusion.

Current Bill Text

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LEGISLATURE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IDAHO
Sixty-eighth
Legislature
Second
Regular
Session
-
2026
IN
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE
BILL
NO.
528
BY
HEALTH
AND
WELFARE
COMMITTEE
AN
ACT
1
RELATING
TO
DIRECTED
BLOOD
PRODUCT
TRANSFUSION;
AMENDING
CHAPTER
37,
TITLE
2
39,
IDAHO
CODE,
BY
THE
ADDITION
OF
A
NEW
SECTION
39
-
3704,
IDAHO
CODE,
TO
3
ESTABLISH
PROVISIONS
REGARDING
DIRECTED
BLOOD
PRODUCT
TRANSFUSION;
AND
4
DECLARING
AN
EMERGENCY
AND
PROVIDING
AN
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
5
Be
It
Enacted
by
the
Legislature
of
the
State
of
Idaho:
6
SECTION
1.
That
Chapter
37,
Title
39,
Idaho
Code,
be,
and
the
same
is
7
hereby
amended
by
the
addition
thereto
of
a
NEW
SECTION
,
to
be
known
and
des
-
8
ignated
as
Section
39
-
3704,
Idaho
Code,
and
to
read
as
follows:
9
39
-
3704.
DIRECTED
BLOOD
PRODUCT
TRANSFUSION.
(1)
As
used
in
this
10
section,
"blood
product"
includes
whole
blood,
blood
plasma,
blood
deriva
-
1
1
tives,
blood
platelets,
and
blood
clotting
agents.
12
(2)
Except
as
provided
in
subsection
(3)
of
this
section,
a
health
care
13
provider
or
facility
may
not
prohibit
a
patient
from
providing,
through
a
14
blood
establishment
complying
with
all
federal
requirements
for
the
collec
-
15
tion
of
blood
products,
the
patient's
own
blood
or
the
blood
product
of
the
16
patient's
directed
donor
for
any
potential
transfusion
related
to
such
pa
-
17
tient's
health
care.
18
(3)
The
provisions
of
subsection
(2)
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
if:
19
(a)
The
donation
or
transfusion
of
the
blood
product
would
be
detrimen
-
20
tal
to
the
donor
or
patient;
21
(b)
Insufficient
time
exists
to
coordinate
and
arrange
for
the
pa
-
22
tient's
provision
of
the
blood
product
prior
to
a
surgery
or
medical
23
procedure;
or
24
(c)
A
surgery
or
medical
procedure
is
for
emergency
medical
services.
25
(4)
A
health
care
provider
or
facility
operating
within
the
scope
of
the
26
health
care
provider
or
facility's
license
shall
be
immune
from
liability
27
for
injury,
damages,
or
death
occurring
as
a
result
of
using
the
blood
prod
-
28
uct
provided
by
a
patient
pursuant
to
subsection
(2)
of
this
section,
unless
29
the
health
care
provider
or
facility's
gross
negligence
regarding
the
blood
30
product
or
transfusion
contributed
to
the
injury,
damages,
or
death.
31
(5)
Nothing
in
this
section
shall
be
construed
to
conflict
with
federal
32
law
governing
the
collection,
donation,
sale,
or
use
of
a
blood
product.
33
SECTION
2.
An
emergency
existing
therefor,
which
emergency
is
hereby
34
declared
to
exist,
this
act
shall
be
in
full
force
and
effect
on
and
after
35
July
1,
2026.
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