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TX HB4975
Bill
Status
3/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Olcott
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AI Summary
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Requires blood banks that facilitate autologous (self-donated) or direct blood donations to comply with physician orders prescribing such donations for individual patients
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Permits blood banks to charge reasonable fees necessary to cover administrative costs of facilitating physician-ordered autologous or direct blood donations
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Mandates licensed hospitals that facilitate blood donations to allow patients undergoing medical procedures to provide autologous or direct blood donations when ordered by a physician
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Amends Chapter 162 and Chapter 241 of the Health and Safety Code to establish these requirements
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
Health
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
4/3/2025