“Blood and blood component products” means whole blood collected directly from a donor animal for transfusion or the blood components for transfusion including packed red blood cells, platelet-rich plasma, platelet concentrates, fresh plasma, fresh frozen plasma, frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate, and cryosupernatant. Antibody products like hyperimmune serums are considered “biologics” and are excluded from this definition of blood and blood component products.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 235, Sec. 3. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2011. Became operative on January 1, 2013, pursuant to Sec. 28 of Ch. 235.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018