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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE BILL NO. 450
BY SENATORS CHEEK, DORSEY, B. GAUTREAUX, MOUNT AND NEVERS
HEALTH SERVICES. Provides for donation of blood by certain minors. (8/15/10)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1097, relative to the donation of blood by certain minors; to2
provide for the criteria that must be met in order for certain minors to donate blood;3
to provide for consent; to provide restrictions upon compensation for blood donation4
by certain minors; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 40:1097 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1097. Donation of blood 8
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the laws of the state of Louisiana,9
a minor who has reached the age of seventeen years may give consent to the10
donation of his or her blood and to the penetration of tissue necessary to accomplish11
such donation, but such minor shall not be compensated therefor. Such consent shall12
not be subject to deferments because of minority, and the consent of the parents or13
guardian of such a minor shall not be required in order to authorize such donation14
and penetration of tissue. if either of the following criteria is satisfied:15
(1) The minor has reached the age of sixteen years and the written16
consent of the parents, legal guardian, or person who has legal authority to17 SB NO. 450
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consent on behalf of such minor has been obtained.1
(2) The minor has reached the age of seventeen years. The consent of the2
parents or guardian of a minor who has reached the age of seventeen years shall3
not be required.4
B. No minor shall be compensated for the donation of his or her blood.5
Consent which is obtained pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to6
deferments because of minority.7
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Greg Waddell.
DIGEST
Cheek (SB 450)
Present law provides that a minor who has reached the age of seventeen years may give
consent to the donation of his or her blood and to the penetration of tissue necessary to
accomplish such donation, but such minor shall not be compensated therefor. Present law
further provides that consent shall not be subject to deferments because of minority, and the
consent of the parents or guardian of such a minor shall not be required in order to authorize
such donation and penetration of tissue.
Proposed law retains present law and further allows a minor who has reached the age of
sixteen years and has obtained the written consent of a parent, legal guardian, or person who
has legal authority to consent on behalf of such minor to donate blood.
Effective August 15, 2010.
(Amends R.S. 40:1097)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to
the original bill.
1. Technical amendment.