{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-18","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-12-18","heading":"Blood shortage emergencies","body":"Sec. 18. (a) This section does not apply to a blood center when the blood center declares a blood shortage emergency for a specific or unusual blood type for a specific patient.\n(b) A blood center must have written criteria for a blood shortage emergency before the blood center may declare a blood shortage emergency. The criteria required under this section must be based on quantitative factors within the geographic region served by the blood center.\n(c) A blood center must file the written criteria required under this section with the state department.\n(d) Unless an emergency is declared by another regional blood center, a blood center may not declare a blood shortage emergency for the sole purpose of selling or transferring blood to another center.\n(e) Whenever a blood center declares a blood shortage emergency, the blood center shall notify the state department and affirm that a blood shortage emergency exists.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 12. Communicable Disease: Precautionary Measures for Use of Human Tissues and Blood Products; Regulation of Blood Centers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-12-18","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"cfffa290a52238b6945c5fe4bdbee30009aab778f1a549c6a0dc44fd9f3a3c26","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-17","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}