Connecticut § 19a-285a Donation of blood by minors.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-285a — Donation of blood by minors.

Connecticut § 19a-285a

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368iAnatomical Donations

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-285a (2026).

Text

(a)Any person who is seventeen years of age or older shall have the legal capacity, without written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body, in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.

(b)Any person who is sixteen years of age shall have the legal capacity, with written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.

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(a) Any person who is seventeen years of age or older shall have the legal capacity, without written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body, in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program. (b) Any person who is sixteen years of age shall have the legal capacity, with written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.

Legislative History

(P.A. 83-294; P.A. 21-26, S. 5.) History: P.A. 21-26 designated existing provision re 17-year-olds as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re 16-year-olds to donate blood or any component thereof with written authorization of parent or guardian, effective July 1, 2021.