Section 23-4.5-1. – Blood donations by minors.

§ 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors. Any person of the age of seventeen (17) or over shall be eligible to donate blood in any voluntary and non-compensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining permission or authorization of his/her parent or guardian. Any person sixteen (16) years of age may donate his or her blood […]

Section 23-4.5-2. – Blood banks regulated.

§ 23-4.5-2. Blood banks regulated. (a) No person or entity may collect blood, blood products, plasma or blood derivatives in the state of Rhode Island for transfusion unless it: (1) Is licensed as a hospital in the state of Rhode Island; or (2)(i) Is licensed as a clinical laboratory as defined in §§ 23-16.2 and […]