R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.5-1

Current through 2024 Public Law 457

Section 23-4.5-1 - Blood donations by minors

Any person of the age of seventeen (17) or over shall be eligible to donate blood in any voluntary and non-compensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining permission or authorization of his/her parent or guardian. Any person sixteen (16) years of age may donate his or her blood upon obtaining prior permission of his or her parent or guardian.

P.L. 1970, ch. 318, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-50-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-4.5-1; P.L. 1985, ch. 249, §1; P.L. 2009 , ch. 237, § 1; P.L. 2009 , ch. 238, § 1.