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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4371
Introduced 1/4/2006, by Rep. Carolyn H. Krause SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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210 ILCS 15/1 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 600 |
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Amends the Blood Donation Act. Provides that a person under 18 years of age, unless emancipated, may donate blood by apheresis only with written permission or authorization from his or her parent or guardian.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4371 |
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LRB094 16806 DRJ 52082 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Blood Donation Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 1 as follows:
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| (210 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 600)
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| Sec. 1. (a) Any person 17 years of age or older may donate |
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| blood,
if the donation be completely voluntary, without the |
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| necessity of obtaining
the permission or authorization of his |
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| or her parent or guardian.
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| (b) Any person 16 years of age may donate blood, if that |
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| person obtains
written permission or authorization from his or |
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| her parent or guardian.
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| (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a |
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| person under 18 years of age, unless emancipated, may donate |
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| blood by apheresis only with written permission or |
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| authorization from his or her parent or guardian.
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| (d) No donation shall be construed to be involuntary within |
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| the meaning of
this Section solely because the donor receives a |
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| right to any lawful
preference or special treatment of any kind |
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| in receiving blood in return
for his donation.
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| (Source: P.A. 86-540.)
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