AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS

Summary

The bill adds a new chapter to Rhode Island's health statutes that obligates licensed hospitals and healthcare facilities to let patients donate their own blood or donate for another person when a provider orders it. Blood banks must follow the order unless the donor’s health makes donation unsafe, and they may only charge standard fees plus storage costs. The Department of Health will issue rules to implement the requirements.

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