Rhode Island § 23-4.5-1 § 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 23-4.5-1 — § 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors.

Rhode Island § 23-4.5-1

Title 23Health and Safety

Ch. 23-4.5Blood Bank Services

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.5-1 (2026).

Text

§ 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors.
Any person of the age of seventeen (17) or over shall be eligible to donate blood
            in any voluntary and non-compensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining
            permission or authorization of his/her parent or guardian. Any person sixteen (16)
            years of age may donate his or her blood upon obtaining prior permission of his or
            her parent or guardian.
         

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§ 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors.

Any person of the age of seventeen (17) or over shall be eligible to donate blood in any voluntary and non-compensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining permission or authorization of his/her parent or guardian. Any person sixteen (16) years of age may donate his or her blood upon obtaining prior permission of his or her parent or guardian.

Legislative History

P.L. 1970, ch. 318, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-50-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-4.5-1; P.L. 1985, ch. 249, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 238, § 1.