{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-12-20","heading":"Blood center supervision; medical directors","body":"Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a responsible head (as defined in 21 CFR 600.10(a)) shall supervise the operations of a blood center.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), each blood center must employ a medical director who is a licensed physician and who:\n(1) is certified or eligible for certification in:\n(A) clinical pathology; or\n(B) the operation of a blood bank;\nby the American Board of Pathology; or\n(2) has:\n(A) received a minimum of one (1) year of specialized training in blood banking; or\n(B) equivalent experience and training.\n(c) The medical director shall supervise and is responsible for the following:\n(1) The proper performance of all medical procedures in the blood center.\n(2) The continuous application of quality assurance procedures in the blood center.\n(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.","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#16-41-12-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"e22c06cb3f5f088161953ac7be8d5731f3f62971e9c0d82db898af92d19a6608","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-19","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-12-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}