Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 237. Any person that maintains blood donor facilities or provides blood donation services to the public shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender or sexual orientation; provided, however that such person may require proof of a negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test result prior to accepting blood donations. Upon providing such proof a donor shall be allowed to donate blood. For the purposes of this section the term “blood donation” shall mean whole blood donation, platelet donation or plasma donation.
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