Indiana Code 16-41-12-20. Blood center supervision; medical directors
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), each blood center must employ a medical director who is a licensed physician and who:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-41-12-20
- bank: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-41-12-2
- blood: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 16-41-12-2.5
- blood center: includes a blood bank, a blood storage facility, a plasma center, a hospital, or other facility where blood is collected. See Indiana Code 16-41-12-3
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- physician: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 16-41-12-7
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) clinical pathology; or
(B) the operation of a blood bank;
by the American Board of Pathology; or
(2) has:
(A) received a minimum of one (1) year of specialized training in blood banking; or
(B) equivalent experience and training.
(c) The medical director shall supervise and is responsible for the following:
(1) The proper performance of all medical procedures in the blood center.
(2) The continuous application of quality assurance procedures in the blood center.
(d) A blood center collecting blood exclusively for further manufacturing or research purposes under programs subject to and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration must employ a medical director who is a licensed physician to supervise the donor screening process. A blood center that utilizes blood for a purpose other than manufacturing or research under this subsection is subject to the penalties described in section 21 of this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-8-7-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.213-2013, SEC.16.