Sec. 162.007. REPORT TO RECIPIENT OR TRANSFUSER. (a) A blood bank shall report blood test results for blood confirmed as HIV positive by the normal procedures blood banks presently use or found to be contaminated by any other communicable disease to:
(1) the hospital or other facility in which the blood was transfused or provided;
(2) the physician who transfused the infected blood; or
(3) the recipient of the blood.
(b) A blood bank may report blood test results for statistical purposes.
(c) A blood bank that reports test results under this section may not disclose the name of the donor or person tested or any other information that could result in the disclosure of the donor's or person's identity, including an address, social security number, designated recipient, or replacement donation information.
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. 3.0490, 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