HB 1905-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 1/19/96)

     Authorizes any blood donor program receiving blood donations for medical or health purposes to establish a program and procedures to honor the requests by donors to have the blood donations directed for use to persons as specified by such donors.

     Authorizes the program to keep up to one-third of the donated blood to increase the general blood supply for other nondirected patient transfusions.

     Allows unused blood to be returned to the blood bank.