Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires a blood bank to comply with a physician's order for an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation for a specific patient; requires a hospital to allow a patient who is scheduled for a medical procedure to provide an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation upon order of a physician. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 32.

Summary

The bill obligates blood banks to follow a doctor’s order for a patient’s own blood or a donor’s blood earmarked for that patient, and requires hospitals to allow patients to give such donations before a scheduled procedure. Facilities may charge reasonable administrative fees but cannot waive any federal or state safety testing. It is intended to give patients more control over their blood supply while preserving safety standards.

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