SB 56

By: Hall, Paxton
  S.B. No. 56
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 162, Health and Safety Code, is amended
  by adding Section 162.021 to read as follows:
         Sec. 162.021.  AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATION.  (a) A
  blood bank shall comply with a physician's order prescribing for an
  individual an autologous or direct blood donation.
         (b)  A blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and
  necessary to cover the administrative cost to the blood bank of
  facilitating an autologous or direct blood donation ordered by a
  physician under Subsection (a).
         SECTION 2.  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 that facilitates blood
  donations shall allow an individual on whom a medical procedure is
  to be performed to provide an autologous or direct blood donation a
  physician orders for the procedure.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
  last day of the legislative session.