§ 16-41-12-18 — Blood shortage emergencies

(a) This section does not apply to a blood
center when the blood center declares a blood shortage emergency for
a specific or unusual blood type for a specific patient.
(b) A blood center must have written criteria for a blood shortage
emergency before the blood center may declare a blood shortage
emergency. The criteria required under this section must be based on
quantitative factors within the geographic region served by the blood
center.
(c) A blood center must file the written criteria required under this
section with the state department.
(d) Unless an emergency is declared by another regional blood
center, a blood center may not declare a blood shortage emergency for
the sole purpose of selling or transferring blood to another center.
(e) Whenever a blood center declares a blood shortage emergency,
the blood center shall notify the state department and affirm that a
blood shortage emergency exists.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-9.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.