PRINTER'S NO. 1332
No. 1034 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN, FERLO, ROBBINS, FONTANA,
COSTA, LAVALLE, WAUGH, BAKER, EARLL, ARMSTRONG AND FOLMER,
JULY 20, 2007
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, JULY 20, 2007
AN ACT
1 Providing for the donation of blood by certain persons 16 years
2 of age or older; and making a related repeal.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Donation of blood by certain minors.
6 A person who is 17 years of age or older shall be eligible to
7 donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood program
8 without the permission of a parent or guardian. The consent is
9 not subject to later disaffirmance because of minority. A person
10 who is at least 16 years of age but less than 17 years of age
11 may donate blood in a voluntary and noncompensatory blood
12 collection program if the person obtains written permission from
13 the person's parent or guardian.
14 Section 2. Repeal.
15 (a) Declaration.--The General Assembly declares that the
16 repeal under subsection (b) is necessary to effectuate this act.
17 (b) Action.--The act of December 9, 1969 (P.L.333, No.141),
1 entitled "An act enabling certain minors' consent to donate
2 blood," is repealed.
3 Section 3. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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