Sec. 162.002. REQUIRED TESTING OF BLOOD. (a) For each donation of blood, a blood bank shall require the donor to submit to tests for communicable diseases, including tests for AIDS, HIV, or hepatitis, and serological tests for contagious venereal diseases.
(b) A blood bank is not required to obtain the donor's informed consent before administering tests for infectious diseases and is not required to provide counseling concerning the test results.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0487, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Public Health Provisions
Chapter 162 - Blood Banks and Donation of Blood
Section 162.002. Required Testing of Blood
Section 162.003. Confidentiality of Blood Bank Records
Section 162.004. Disclosure Required by Law
Section 162.005. Disclosure to Certain Physicians or Person Tested
Section 162.006. Disclosure to Other Blood Banks
Section 162.007. Report to Recipient or Transfuser
Section 162.008. Procedures for Notifying Blood Recipients
Section 162.009. Provision of Blood Samples for Testing
Section 162.010. General Powers and Duties of Court
Section 162.011. Discovery Powers of Court
Section 162.012. Limitation on Liability
Section 162.013. Civil Penalty
Section 162.014. Criminal Penalty
Section 162.015. Donation of Blood by Persons Younger Than 18 Years of Age
Section 162.016. Be a Blood Donor Account; Dedication
Section 162.018. Brochure on Umbilical Cord Blood Options