2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB1456: Hospitals and Tissue Banks - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations - Requirements

Legislative Summary

Requiring a tissue bank that facilitates autologous or directed blood donations to comply with a physician's order prescribing an autologous or directed blood donation; authorizing a tissue bank to charge a certain fee for facilitating an autologous or directed blood donation; and requiring a hospital to allow an individual to provide an autologous or directed blood donation under certain circumstances.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/10/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m.
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Health and Government Operations(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ric Metzgar
Ric Metzgar
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/7/202592.1 KB