Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 32.
Tennessee SB1947 mandates that blood banks comply with physician orders for autologous or directed blood donations for specific patients. It requires hospitals to permit patients scheduled for medical procedures to make such donations when ordered by a physician. The bill primarily affects blood banks and hospitals, ensuring that patients have the opportunity to donate blood for their own use or for designated recipients.
Tennessee SB1947 mandates that blood banks comply with physician orders for autologous or directed blood donations for specific patients. It requires hospitals to permit patients scheduled for medical procedures to make such donations when ordered by a physician. The bill primarily affects blood banks and hospitals, ensuring that patients have the opportunity to donate blood for their own use or for designated recipients.
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