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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 162.008 — PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING BLOOD RECIPIENTS

HS § 162.008Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 162. BLOOD BANKS AND DONATION OF BLOOD

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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 or the American Red Cross Blood Services in notifying past and future recipients of blood. The only exception to notifying a recipient of blood is if the recipient is dead or cannot be located.

Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1100, Sec. 5.08(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 162.008 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.