CT SB00368

Removes requirement that a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse be onsite during all hours of operation at blood collection facilities and source plasma donation centers.

Allows a responsible physician, as defined in 21 CFR 630.3, to serve as the director of a blood collection facility or source plasma donation center.

Requires the Commissioner of Public Health to implement policies and procedures by October 1, 2023, with updates to those policies and procedures required by October 1, 2024, to align with this law's provisions.

Permits persons performing apheresis on healthy donors for blood or blood component collection to do so without a nursing license, provided they comply with federal and state regulations.

Defines "apheresis" as the process of drawing blood from a donor, separating it into components, and retaining one or more components while returning the remainder to the donor.