Section 1606.
1606. The procurement, processing, distribution, or use of whole blood, plasma, blood products, and blood derivatives for the purpose of injecting or transfusing the same, or any of them, into the human body shall be construed to be, and is declared to be, for all purposes whatsoever, the rendition of a service by each and […]
Section 1607.
1607. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, licensed clinical laboratory bioanalysts, licensed clinical laboratory technologists, registered clinical laboratory technologist trainees, licensed vocational nurses, registered nurses, and blood donor phlebotomists, as defined by the American Association of Blood Banks, may perform skin puncture and venipuncture for the purposes of collecting human blood if both of the following are […]
Section 1607.5.
1607.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person who has attained the age of 17 may consent to the donation of his or her blood and to the penetration of tissue which is necessary to accomplish such donation, and a blood bank may accept such donation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, […]
Section 1608.
1608. This chapter does not repeal or in any manner affect any provision of the Business and Professions Code relating to the practice of medicine. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1055.)
Section 1600.8.
1600.8. “Possible carrier donor” means any donor of human whole blood whose blood donation was administered where multiple transfusions from multiple donors were administered to a recipient and such transfusions result in a case diagnosed by a physician as transfusion-associated hepatitis. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 985.)
Section 1609.
1609. No person shall engage in the production of biologics other than human whole blood and human whole blood derivatives unless: (a) In a laboratory licensed by the Public Health Service, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. (b) In a laboratory licensed by the Animal Inspection and Quarantine Branch, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department […]
Section 1600.
1600. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1055.)
Section 1600.1.
1600.1. “Biologics” includes the following products which are offered for sale or distribution for the prevention or treatment of disease, except biologics which are registered pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 9201), Part 1, Division 5 of the Food and Agricultural Code: (a) Human whole blood. (b) Human whole blood derivatives specified by regulations. […]
Section 1600.2.
1600.2. “Blood bank” means any place where human whole blood, and human whole blood derivatives specified by regulation, are collected, prepared, tested, processed, or stored, or from which human whole blood or human whole blood derivatives specified by regulation are distributed. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1055.)
Section 1600.21.
1600.21. “Blood collection center” means a stationary auxiliary to a blood bank which is designed, equipped, and staffed to procure human whole blood or blood components which are to be transported to the blood bank for processing, storing, and distribution. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 800, Sec. 2.)