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Committee rejects bill to expand directed and autologous blood donations for planned surgeries
Summary
After hours of testimony from clinicians, patient families and blood-bank officials, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 2–4 to defeat HB156, a bill that would have allowed hospitals to accept patient-directed or autologous blood collected by licensed vendors for planned procedures.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 2–4 to defeat HB156, a bill that would have required Utah hospitals and providers to allow storage and transfusion of blood collected through directed or autologous donation by a licensed vendor for planned procedures.
The sponsor said the measure — substantially the same as last year’s proposal — aims to increase patient choice and comfort and ‘‘augment the blood supply’’ amid shortages. The sponsor noted the bill would allow hospitals with an in‑house donation system to accept directed donations if they followed the bill’s requirements and federal safety guidelines, and that a medical doctor…
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