Connecticut General Statutes/Title 19a/Chapter 368i/Section 19a-285a

CGS § 19a-285a. Donation of blood by minors.

(a) Any person who is seventeen years of age or older shall have the legal capacity, without written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body, in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.

(b) Any person who is sixteen years of age shall have the legal capacity, with written authorization of his or her parent or guardian, to donate blood or any component thereof and to consent to the withdrawal of blood from his or her body in conjunction with any voluntary blood donation program.

Short History

(P.A. 83-294; P.A. 21-26, S. 5.)

Long History

History: P.A. 21-26 designated existing provision re 17-year-olds as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re 16-year-olds to donate blood or any component thereof with written authorization of parent or guardian, effective July 1, 2021.

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