ID H0400

Health care providers and facilities cannot prohibit patients from providing their own blood or blood from a directed donor for transfusions, provided the blood is collected through a federally compliant blood establishment

"Blood product" is defined to include whole blood, blood plasma, blood derivatives, blood platelets, and blood clotting agents

Exceptions apply when the donation/transfusion would harm the donor or patient, when insufficient time exists to coordinate before a procedure, or during emergency medical services

Health care providers and facilities receive immunity from liability for injury, damages, or death resulting from patient-provided blood products, unless gross negligence contributed to the harm

Effective date is July 1, 2025, with the bill declared an emergency measure