Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 30.42 - Registry of hepatitis cases(a) All licensed blood banks shall submit the following information on or before the 15th day of each month to the Bureau of Laboratories of the Department. (1) Identification of all donors whose blood indicates, by a test approved by the Department, the presence of (HBsAg) hepatitis antigen. The identification shall include the name, address and age of donor, and date and place of bleeding and testing.(2) Names of all donors whose blood was transfused into a recipient who subsequently developed hepatitis. Any related information requested by the Department shall also be supplied. Suitable forms for this purpose will be furnished by the Department.(b) The Bureau of Laboratories will distribute, at least annually, to each licensed blood bank a list of donors whose blood has been found positive in an accepted test for hepatitis-associated antigen.