Any person may, in contemplation of elective surgery or other elective medical procedures for which a blood transfusion may be required, request the health care provider conducting such surgery or medical procedure, or any private, public or nonprofit blood bank, to make or cause to be made appropriate provisions to store and bank that individual's blood for use during such surgery or medical procedure. The health care provider or the private, public or nonprofit blood bank shall, upon such request, store and bank a person's blood and the health care provider shall use such blood in the elective surgery or medical procedure to the extent such blood is available.
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Article 3C. AIDS-Related Medical Testing and Records Confidentiality Act
§16-3C-2. HIV-Related Testing; Methods for Obtaining Consent; Billing Patient Health Care Providers
§16-3C-3. Confidentiality of Records; Permitted Disclosure; No Duty to Notify
§16-3C-5. Remedies and Penalties
§16-3C-6. Prohibiting Certain Acts; HIV Tests Results