Sec. 162.006. DISCLOSURE TO OTHER BLOOD BANKS. (a) A blood bank may report to other blood banks the name of a donor with a possible communicable disease according to positive blood test results.
(b) A blood bank that reports a donor's name to other blood banks under this section may not disclose the communicable disease that the donor has or is suspected of having.
(c) A blood bank that reports as provided by this section does not breach a confidence arising out of any confidential relationship.
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. 3.0489, 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