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Committee adopts substitute and advances bill letting hospitals accept directed or autologous donations under conditions
Summary
HB 156 would permit directed or autologous blood donation for planned procedures if hospitals and licensed vendors follow federal safety guidance; committee adopted a substitute clarifying hospitals with existing procedures may use them and passed the bill 10‑3.
The committee adopted a substitute and voted to advance HB 156, a bill to allow patients and families to arrange for directed or autologous blood donations for planned surgeries under federal safety rules and hospital protocols. Sponsors said the law would simply provide an option for non‑emergency, planned procedures, protect hospitals from liability and preserve existing federal screening and…
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