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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3531

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Cantu, Owen, Johnson, Stratton, Bluechel and McManus

Read first time 2/1/85 and referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to blood donors; and adding a new section to chapter 70.01 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.01 RCW to read as follows:

          Any blood donor program established in this state for receiving blood donations for medical or health purposes shall honor requests by donors to have the blood donations directed for use to persons as specified by such donors.  The blood donor program may charge reasonable fees for such directed blood donations to cover administrative costs.