Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5090 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 03/14/2025

                            By: Shofner H.B. No. 5090


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the provision of autologous and direct blood donations
 for medical procedures performed at hospitals.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.   Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
 Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows:
 Sec. 241.013.  AUTOLOGOUS AND DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS. A
 hospital licensed under this chapter shall allow an individual on
 whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous
 or direct blood donation for the procedure if, not less than 72
 hours before the scheduled time for the procedure, the individual:
 (1)  notifies the hospital of the intention to provide
 an autologous or direct blood donation for the procedure; and
 (2)  for a direct blood donation, provides the hospital
 a list of eligible blood donors.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.