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| 1 | 1 | 84R474 JSC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 377 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to consent for the donation of blood or blood components by | |
| 8 | 8 | a minor. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 162.015, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 162.015. DONATION OF BLOOD BY PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 18 | |
| 13 | 13 | YEARS OF AGE. [A person who is 17 years of age may consent to the | |
| 14 | 14 | donation of the person's blood or blood components.] A person | |
| 15 | 15 | younger than 18 years of age may not: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) donate blood or blood components without the | |
| 17 | 17 | consent of a parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other | |
| 18 | 18 | person who is legally authorized to consent to the person's medical | |
| 19 | 19 | care; or | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) receive any compensation from a blood bank for a | |
| 21 | 21 | donation of the person's blood or blood components. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |