Indiana § 16-41-12-18 - Blood shortage emergencies
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-41-12-18 — Blood shortage emergencies, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-41-12-18. Blood shortage emergencies
Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a blood center when the blood center declares a blood shortage emergency for a specific or unusual blood type for a specific patient.
(b) A blood center must have written criteria for a blood shortage emergency before the blood center may declare a blood shortage emergency. The criteria required under this section must be based on quantitative factors within the geographic region served by the blood center.
(c) A blood center must file the written criteria required under this section with the state department.
(d) Unless an emergency is declared by another regional blood center, a blood center may not declare a blood shortage emergency for the sole purpose of selling or transferring blood to another center.
(e) Whenever a blood center declares a blood shortage emergency, the blood center shall notify the state department and affirm that a blood shortage emergency exists.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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