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Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 162 Blood Banks And Donation Of BloodLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Health & Safety Code > Texas Health & Safety Code - Chapter 162 Blood Banks And Donation Of Blood In this chapter: (1) "Blood bank" means a facility that obtains blood from voluntary donors, as that term is defined by the United States Food ... (a) For each donation of blood, a blood bank shall require the donor to submit to tests for infectious diseases, including tests for AIDS, HIV, ... The medical and donor records of a blood bank are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided by this chapter. Acts 1989, 71st ... A blood bank shall disclose all information required by law, including HIV test results, to: (1) the department and a local health authority as required ... A blood bank shall disclose blood test results and the name of the person tested to: (1) the physician or other person authorized by law ... (a) A blood bank may report to other blood banks the name of a donor with a possible infectious disease according to positive blood test ... (a) A blood bank shall report blood test results for blood confirmed as HIV positive by the normal procedures blood banks presently use or found ... Each hospital, physician, health agency, and other transfuser of blood shall strictly follow the official "Operation Look-Back" procedure of the American Association of Blood Banks ... On request, a blood bank shall provide blood samples to hospitals, laboratories, and other blood banks for additional, repetitive, or different testing. Acts 1989, 71st ... (a) After notice and hearing, a court of competent jurisdiction may require a blood bank to provide a recipient of blood from the blood bank ... (a) A court of competent jurisdiction shall exercise the discovery powers granted in this section on the motion of any party. The court shall exercise ... (a) A donor who provides information or blood samples under Section 162.010 is immune from all liability arising out of the donation of the blood ... (a) A person who is injured by a violation of Section 162.006, 162.007, 162.010, or 162.011 may bring a civil action for damages. In addition, ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person discloses information in violation of Section 162.006, 162.007, 162.010, or 162.011. (b) An offense under this ... A person who is 17 years of age may consent to the donation of the person's blood or blood components. A person younger than 18 ... (a) The be a blood donor account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of: (1) money deposited to ... (a) The commissioner shall appoint a five-member be a blood donor advisory committee composed of: (1) one volunteer blood donor who has given at least ... Texas Lawyers
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