Pennsylvania Code
Title 28 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Part III - Prevention of Diseases
Chapter 27 - COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Subchapter E - SELECTED PROCEDURES FOR PREVENTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION
Section 27.151 - Restrictions on the donation of blood, blood products, tissue, sperm and ova
Universal Citation: 28 PA Code ยง 27.151
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A person known to be, or suspected of being, infected with the causative agent of a reportable disease is not allowed to donate blood, blood products, tissue, sperm or ova for use in other human beings.
(1) In
addition, a person or entity may not accept any of these materials from a
person known to be, or suspected of being, infected with the causative agent of
a reportable disease for donation without obtaining laboratory evidence showing
the absence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV or other diseases and infections,
which the Department may specify by placing a notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin .
(2) The list of additional diseases and
conditions will not remain in effect for more than 90 days after publication
unless the Board acts to affirm it within that 90-day
period.
(b) The only exception to a person or entity accepting donations without obtaining laboratory evidence showing the absence of diseases and infections designated by the Department is when the delay that would be necessary to properly test the blood of the donor would threaten the recipient's survival.
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