Pennsylvania HB 1997: An Act imposing a duty on health care facilities to provide patients with autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic blood transfusions.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2525
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1997
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY FINK, ROAE, METZGAR, WALSH, ZIMMERMAN, KAUFFMAN
AND GILLEN, OCTOBER 27, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, OCTOBER 27, 2025
AN ACT
Imposing a duty on health care facilities to provide patients
with autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic
blood transfusions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Autologous
and Direct Allogeneic Blood Transfusion Act.
Section 2. Purpose of act.
The purpose of this act is to reduce or eliminate the need
for allogeneic blood transfusions, thereby avoiding risks
associated with receiving someone else's blood, such as
transfusion reactions or the potential transmission of
infectious diseases.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Autologous blood transfusion." The process by which an
individual donates the individual's own blood solely for the
individual's own future use, typically before a scheduled
surgery or procedure.
"Direct allogeneic blood transfusions." Donation of blood or
its components for the purpose of transfusion into a specified
individual.
"Health care facility." An institution providing health care
services. The term includes a hospital, clinic or other
inpatient center, outpatient facility or diagnostic or treatment
center that is licensed by the Department of Health of the
Commonwealth.
"Medical procedure." Medical interventions designed to
alleviate, manage or cure various health conditions and
diseases.
Section 4. Autologous blood transfusions and direct allogeneic
blood transfusions.
A health care facility shall allow an individual on whom a
medical procedure is to be performed an autologous blood
transfusion or direct allogeneic blood transfusion for the
medical procedure if, not less than 72 hours before the
scheduled time for the medical procedure, the individual:
(1) Notifies the health care facility of the intention
to provide an autologous blood transfusion or direct
allogeneic blood transfusion for the medical procedure.
(2) For a direct allogeneic blood transfusion, provides
a list of eligible blood donors.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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