Bill Text: IN HB1038 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Blood donation testing.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 213 [HB1038 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1038-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 16-18; IC 16-41; IC 35-42.
Synopsis: Blood donation testing. Defines "blood" for purposes of
regulating blood centers. Includes: (1) blood and plasma used for
research purposes; and (2) human cells, tissues, or cellular or
tissue-based products; as exceptions to the requirement of the disposal
of tested materials with an inconclusive result. Removes a requirement
that a blood center request an individual's Social Security number.
Allows a blood center to distribute blood or plasma before the
completion of a screening test in a documented medical emergency.
Provides for an exception to the crime of transferring contaminated
body fluids for a person who transfers fluids for a blood inventory
intended for or made available for transfusion or injection to a patient.
Makes conforming changes.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Health.
January 24, 2013, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
health.
or blood components from a donor or patient for an intended
transfusion to the same donor or patient.
(1) Human blood.
(2) Human blood components.
(3) Human blood derivatives.
(b) The term does not include human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps).
(b) The term does not include the release or shipment of blood:
(1) to a researcher; or
(2) for further manufacturing;
as approved in writing by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
products collected under this chapter, including the following:
(1) Tests for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV).
(2) Other tests determined by the state department.
(1) procurement, processing, distribution, or use of:
(A)
(B) plasma;
(C) human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products; or
(D) other human tissue, such as corneas, bones, or organs;
by a bank, storage facility, or hospital; and
(2) injection, transfusion, or transplantation of any of the human tissue listed in subdivision (1) into the human body by a hospital, physician, or surgeon, whether or not any remuneration is paid;
is the rendition of a service and not the sale of a product. Such services do not give rise to an implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, nor do the services give rise to strict liability in tort.
(b) A hospital, physician, or other person is not required to perform another screening test on
(1) is provided by a blood center if the blood or plasma is labeled indicating that the blood or plasma has been tested as required under section
(2) is provided by a blood center under section 13(h) of this chapter and the blood or plasma is labeled as required by 21 CFR 606.121(h).
(c) An autologous blood donor may specify that the donor's blood must be used for the donor. Blood that is donated under this section must be tested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The blood center shall reserve the donor's blood for the purposes specified by the donor and shall label the blood accordingly.
(d) A directed blood donor may specify that the donor's blood is to be used for another person. The blood center shall consider the medical suitability and the wishes of the donor and recipient in making final distribution of the blood.
(e) The blood center is subject to penalties under this chapter if the blood center knowingly fails to reserve the blood for the purposes specified by the recipient under this section or if the blood center fails to comply with subsections (c) through (d).
(f) A blood center located outside Indiana may not distribute:
(1) blood; or
(2) plasma;
in Indiana unless the blood center has certified to the state department that the blood has undergone a screening test as required under this chapter.
(1) present medical and scientific practices in the field;
(2) rules and regulations of the federal Food and Drug Administration; and
(3) any other
(b) The blood center shall label blood or plasma
(c) The blood center shall perform a confirmatory test on a blood donation from a donor when the screening test performed under subsection (a) yields repeatedly reactive results.
(d) Except for:
(1) a sample retained to perform a confirmatory test;
(2) blood or plasma units used for research purposes or in the production of pharmaceutical products if the blood center or the manufacturer of the pharmaceutical products has obtained approval from the federal Food and Drug Administration;
(3) an autologous donation for stem cell transplantation; or
(4) other autologous donations of blood or HCT/Ps if:
(A) the blood center agrees to distribute for use; and
(B) the attending physician has been informed of the screening test results;
the blood center shall dispose of a blood donation after an inconclusive or repeatedly reactive screening test has been performed. The disposal must be made under rules adopted by the state department under this chapter and IC 16-41-16.
(e) A blood center shall report to the state department the results of each positive confirmatory test conducted under subsection (c).
(f) A blood center shall attempt to notify a donor and refer the donor to counseling when the confirmatory test on the donor's blood is inconclusive or indicates the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(h) Subject to 21 CFR 610.40(g), a blood center may distribute for use blood or plasma before the completion of the screening test in a documented medical emergency.
(1) Name.
(2) Address.
(3) Date of birth.
(1) This blood center performs a screening test for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on every donor's blood.
(2) This blood center reports to the state department of health the name and address of a blood donor when a confirmatory test of the blood donor's blood confirms the presence of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(3) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally donates (excluding self-donations for stem cell transplantation, other autologous donations, or donations not intended by the blood center for distribution or use), sells, or transfers blood
(1) Physical facilities, including refrigeration, lighting, construction, and equipment of the blood center to ensure the operation of the blood center in a manner that protects the public health.
(2) Testing procedures for communicable diseases transmitted by blood.
(3) Standards for collection, processing, storage, distribution, and proper conduct of the blood transfusion service of blood.
(4) Identification and screening of donors.
(5) Qualifications for medical and laboratory personnel employed in a blood center.
(6) Restrictions on the use of blood and plasma donations.
(7) System of identifying the donor of the blood at all times, including after the blood has been administered to the recipient.
(8) Establishment of a system for determining the inventory level of blood in all blood centers and the coordination of the distribution of blood.
(9) Proficiency testing.
(10) All sanitary conditions within the blood center and the blood
center's surroundings needed to protect the public and the
employees.
(11) A quality assurance program.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), each blood center must employ a medical director who is a licensed physician and who:
(1) is certified or eligible for certification in:
(A) clinical pathology; or
(B) the operation of a blood bank;
by the American Board of Pathology; or
(2) has:
(A) received a minimum of one (1) year of specialized training in blood banking; or
(B) equivalent experience and training.
(c) The medical director shall supervise and is responsible for the following:
(1) The proper performance of all medical procedures in the blood center.
(2) The continuous application of quality assurance procedures in the blood center.
(d) A blood center collecting blood
(b) A person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally donates, sells, or transfers blood (as defined in IC 16-41-12-2.5)
(c) However, the offense is a Class A felony if it results in the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to any person other than the defendant.
(d) This section does not apply to:
(1) a person who, for reasons of privacy, donates, sells, or transfers blood
(2) a person who transfers blood,
(A) research purposes; or
(B) a blood inventory intended for or made available for transfusion or injection to a patient; or
(3) a person who is an autologous blood donor for stem cell transplantation.