HOUSE  .   .   .   .   .   .   .  No. 5156

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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                            HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 26, 2024.                         

The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill to increase access to blood donation (Senate, No. 2994), reports recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of House document numbered 5156.

For the committee,

AARON MICHLEWITZ.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5156

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:–
 

Section 184B of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- The American Red Cross, the Center for Blood Research, Inc., federal hospitals, organizations registered as blood establishments with the United States Food and Drug Administration and hospitals operated by the department may establish and maintain a blood bank; provided, that such blood bank is approved by the commissioner and the public health council as meeting all applicable regulations developed under the authority of this chapter.