ID H0528

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 transfusion would be detrimental to donor or patient, insufficient time exists to coordinate before a procedure, or the procedure involves emergency medical services

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

Effective date of July 1, 2026, with the bill declared an emergency measure