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MN HF2758
Bill
Status
3/28/2019
Primary Sponsor
Samantha Vang
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AI Summary
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Urges the President and Congress to direct the FDA to revise its 12-month donor deferral policy for men who have had sex with men and women who have had sex with such men, replacing it with individual risk assessments based on recent potential exposures.
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Identifies that the current FDA deferral policy prohibits approximately 19 million American men and women from donating blood and plasma despite advances in HIV testing reducing transmission risk to about one in 1.47 million transfusions.
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Requests the FDA compile data on effectiveness of donor educational materials and questionnaires, develop reliable screening measures based on scientific evidence, and implement monitoring systems to ensure blood supply safety.
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Directs Minnesota's Secretary of State to transmit copies of this memorial to the President, Congress leadership, relevant Senate and House committees, and Minnesota's congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
Blood or plasma donation; a resolution memorializing the President and Congress to direct the Food and Drug Administration to revise its current blood or plasma donor deferral policy related to men who have had sex with a man and related to women who have had sex with a man who has had sex with another man within the previous 12 months.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Government Operations
3/28/2019