AN ACT relating to public health and safety.

Amend KRS 214.450 to define "autologous donation" and "directed donation"; amend KRS 214.452 to require blood establishments to test for spike proteins, antibodies to the nucleocapsid protein on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and synthetic mRNA; require additional screening questions for blood donors; add to the list of conditions requiring the refusal or sale of blood; provide that a person shall not be compelled to donate blood; require blood establishments to inform donors of the potential uses…

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Last action: February 12, 2025

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This bill would set new rules for how blood is collected, tested, and used in Kentucky. It would require blood banks to test donated blood for spike proteins, nucleocapsid antibodies, and synthetic mRNA connected to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and add new screening questions for donors. It would also give patients the right to request blood from a specific donor or their own previously donated blood, require that information to be covered by health insurance plans…

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