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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BLOOD DONATION

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

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.

Approved, January 8, 2025.