(210 ILCS 25/7-108) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 627-108)
Sec. 7-108. Duties of blood banks. A blood bank shall:
(a) Collect, process, and provide for use blood or blood components from
a blood donor only upon the consent of that donor and under the direction
or delegated direction of the blood bank Medical Director.
(b) Transfuse blood or blood components upon the request of a physician
licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a dentist, or a podiatric physician
who is on the medical staff of a hospital and has permission from the medical
staff to make such a request. If the request is oral, the physician or other
authorized person shall submit a written request to the blood bank within 48
hours. If the blood bank does not receive the written request within that
period, it shall note that fact in its records.
(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)
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