All blood banks and transfusion services shall comply with the most recent AABB edition of "Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services". In addition, for the purpose of applying 105 CMR 135.000, all AABB Standards which incorporate the word "should" will be taken to mean "shall" except upon written authorization by the blood bank director for good cause. The blood bank or transfusion service shall document the rationale for all such authorizations. The blood bank's or tranfusion service's procedure manual may serve as an acceptable form of authorization.
105 CMR, § 135.200