By: Hall S.B. No. 1584

(In the Senate - Filed March 3, 2023; March 16, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Health & Human Services; May 8, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 8, 2023, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1584 By: Hall

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain autologous and direct blood donations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 162, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 162.021 to read as follows:

Sec. 162.021. AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATION. (a) A blood bank that facilitates autologous or direct blood donations shall comply with a physician's order prescribing for an individual an autologous or direct blood donation.

(b) A blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the administrative cost to the blood bank of facilitating an autologous or direct blood donation ordered by a physician under Subsection (a).

SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows:

Sec. 241.013. AUTOLOGOUS AND DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS. A hospital licensed under this chapter shall allow an individual on whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous or direct blood donation ordered by a physician for the medical procedure if:

(1) the hospital facilitates blood donations; and

(2) not less than 72 hours before the time the medical procedure is scheduled to be performed, the individual:

(A) notifies the hospital of the individual's intention to provide an autologous or direct blood donation for the medical procedure; and

(B) for a direct blood donation, provides the hospital a list of eligible blood donors.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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