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Senate
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2049
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2049
BY
GUTH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
autologous
and
directed
blood
donations
at
1
blood
banks
and
hospitals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.39F
Autologous
or
directed
1
blood
donations.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Autologous
blood
donation”
means
a
blood
donation
made
4
by
an
individual
for
the
individual’s
own
use.
5
b.
“Blood
bank”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
141A.1.
6
c.
“Directed
blood
donation”
means
a
donation
of
blood
7
or
blood
components
for
the
purpose
of
transfusion
into
a
8
specified
individual.
9
2.
A
blood
bank
that
facilitates
autologous
blood
donations
10
or
directed
blood
donations
shall
comply
with
an
individual’s
11
request,
based
on
a
physician’s
order
for
a
medical
procedure
12
that
may
require
a
blood
transfusion,
for
an
autologous
blood
13
donation
or
directed
blood
donation.
14
3.
An
autologous
blood
donation
or
directed
blood
donation
15
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
subject
to
all
16
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
and
rules.
17
4.
A
blood
bank
may
charge
a
reasonable
fee
for
facilitating
18
an
autologous
blood
donation
or
directed
blood
donation
under
19
this
section.
20
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
135B.36
Autologous
or
directed
blood
21
donations.
22
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
23
a.
“Autologous
blood
donation”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
24
section
135.39F.
25
b.
“Directed
blood
donation”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
26
section
135.39F.
27
2.
If
a
hospital
licensed
under
this
chapter
facilitates
28
blood
donations,
the
hospital
shall
comply
with
an
individual’s
29
request,
based
on
a
physician’s
order
for
a
medical
procedure
30
that
may
require
a
blood
transfusion,
for
an
autologous
blood
31
donation
or
directed
blood
donation.
32
3.
An
autologous
blood
donation
or
directed
blood
donation
33
collected
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
subject
to
all
34
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
and
rules.
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4.
A
hospital
may
charge
a
reasonable
fee
for
facilitating
1
an
autologous
blood
donation
or
directed
blood
donation
under
2
this
section.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
autologous
or
directed
blood
donations
7
collected
at
blood
banks
and
hospitals.
8
The
bill
requires
a
blood
bank
or
hospital
that
facilitates
9
autologous
or
directed
blood
donations
to
comply
with
an
10
individual’s
request,
based
on
a
physician’s
order
for
11
a
procedure
that
may
require
a
blood
transfusion,
for
an
12
autologous
or
directed
blood
donation.
13
The
bill
provides
that
an
autologous
or
directed
blood
14
donation
collected
by
a
blood
bank
or
hospital
shall
be
subject
15
to
all
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
and
rules.
The
bill
16
allows
both
blood
banks
and
hospitals
to
charge
a
reasonable
17
fee
for
facilitating
an
autologous
or
directed
blood
donation.
18
The
bill
defines
“autologous
blood
donation”,
“blood
bank”,
19
and
“directed
blood
donation”
for
purposes
of
the
bill.
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