| 1 | 1 | | By: Hall S.B. No. 1584 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (Leach) |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to certain autologous and direct blood donations. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 162, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 10 | | by adding Section 162.021 to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | Sec. 162.021. AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATION. (a) A |
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| 12 | 12 | | blood bank that facilitates autologous or direct blood donations |
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| 13 | 13 | | shall comply with a physician's order prescribing for an individual |
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| 14 | 14 | | an autologous or direct blood donation. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) A blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and |
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| 16 | 16 | | necessary to cover the administrative cost to the blood bank of |
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| 17 | 17 | | facilitating an autologous or direct blood donation ordered by a |
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| 18 | 18 | | physician under Subsection (a). |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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| 20 | 20 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows: |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sec. 241.013. AUTOLOGOUS AND DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS. A |
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| 22 | 22 | | hospital licensed under this chapter shall allow an individual on |
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| 23 | 23 | | whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous |
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| 24 | 24 | | or direct blood donation ordered by a physician for the medical |
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| 25 | 25 | | procedure if the hospital facilitates blood donations. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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