Sec. 162.006. DISCLOSURE TO OTHER BLOOD BANKS  


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  • (a) A blood bank may report to other blood banks the name of a donor with a possible infectious disease according to positive blood test results.

    (b) A blood bank that reports a donor's name to other blood banks under this section may not disclose the infectious disease that the donor has or is suspected of having.

    (c) A blood bank that reports as provided by this section does not breach a confidence arising out of any confidential relationship.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.