N.Y. Public Health Law 575-A – Source plasma donation centers
§ 575-a. Source plasma donation centers. 1. Notwithstanding section five hundred seventy-four and subdivision one of section five hundred seventy-one of this chapter, a source plasma donation center may collect source plasma through plasmapheresis, and may employ a person to perform total protein tests using digital refractometers, and to perform hematocrit tests, if the source plasma donation center and such person comply with all the requirements of federal law and regulations governing the collection of source plasma, including, but not limited to, laws governing staff supervision, training, and duties, including requirements for performing total protein tests using digital refractometers in a source plasma donation center.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 575-A
- Plasmapheresis: means a procedure by which, during a single visit to the facility, blood is removed from an individual, the source plasma separated from the formed elements, and at least the red blood cells are returned to the donor. See N.Y. Public Health Law 571
- Source plasma: means the fluid portion of human blood collected by plasmapheresis and intended as source material for plasma protein therapies. See N.Y. Public Health Law 571
- Source plasma donation center: means a facility where source plasma is collected by plasmapheresis. See N.Y. Public Health Law 571
2. The commissioner may make reasonable additional regulations governing source plasma donation centers, including requirements for registration as a source plasma donation center and payment of a reasonable registration fee. Rules and regulations applicable to source plasma donation centers shall be consistent with this section.