§ 1602. Blood banks
(A) A health care facility which performs a transfusion shall be required to accept autologous or designated blood for a potential transfusion to a patient, if the blood is received from a blood bank licensed by the Virgin Islands Department of Health, and has been tested and prepared in accordance with standards approved by the […]
§ 1603. Powers and duties of the Commissioner of Health
The Commissioner of Health shall have general oversight and shall establish rules and regulations for the implementation and carrying out of the provisions of this chapter.
§ 1604. Virgin Islands Employee Blood Donor Act
(a) The Commissioner of Health shall promulgate regulations to implement an Employee Blood Donation Program that provides for participants to receive time off from their employment to donate blood, as provided in subsection (d). (b) Only fulltime employees who are employed by the employers identified in subsection (d), are at least 18 years of age, […]
§ 1600. Definitions
(1) “Autologous Blood Transfusion” means a transfusion of the patients own blood that has been donated prior to surgery and stored for use by the patient at a later date. (2) “Designated Blood Transfusion” means a transfusion of blood that was donated by another person specifically for use by the patient. (3) “Homologous Blood Transfusion” […]
§ 1601. Informing patients of options
(A) Whenever a blood transfusion may be necessary during a surgical procedure, a physician or surgeon shall inform the surgery patient, prior to performing the surgical procedure, of the options of receiving autologous blood transfusions, designated blood transfusions or homologous blood transfusions; provided, the patient shall sign an acknowledgment of the notification of options under […]