{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-214.452","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 214.452","heading":"Blood establishments to be federally licensed -- Inspection fees --","body":"Donor  conditions -- Forms -- Sign posting.\nThe following policies shall apply to blood establishments and to donors of blood:\n(1) All blood establishments within the Commonwealth  shall be licensed by the\nUnited States Food and Drug Administration and remain in compliance with all\napplicable federal regulations. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services\nshall, under administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS  Chapter\n13A, establish fees necessary to cover the cost of and adhere to a schedule for\nregular inspection, by the Office of the Inspector General of the Cabinet for\nHealth  and  Family Services, of all blood  establishments within the\nCommonwealth  to ascertain whether each blood establishment is licensed and\nin compliance with KRS  214.450 to 214.464 and KRS  214.468. The Office of\nthe  Inspector General shall commence  its inspection program  of blood\nestablishments no later than September 1, 1994.\n(2) All blood establishments shall test blood for the human immunodeficiency virus\nand  for any known  causative agent for any blood-borne communicable\ndisease, using tests approved and required, for purposes of blood donation, by\nthe United States Food and Drug Administration.\n(3) It shall be the duty of the administrator of any blood establishment which\ncollects blood for the purpose of distributing to another health service, health\nfacility, or health-care provider the blood for transfusion to:\n(a) Secure donor consent and a signed written risk factor history and donor\nconsent form for each potential paid or volunteer donor for the purpose of\ndetermining if the potential donor is at high risk for infection with the\nhuman  immunodeficiency virus, or has tested confirmatory positive for\ninfection with the human immunodeficiency virus; or has acquired immune\ndeficiency syndrome; or has tested confirmatory positive for infection with\nany  causative agent  for acquired immune  deficiency syndrome\nrecognized by the United States Centers for Disease Control; or has a\nblood-borne communicable disease;\n(b) Provide a means for a potential donor to self-elect not to donate blood;\n(c) Refuse donation or sale of blood by persons at high risk for infection with\nthe  human  immunodeficiency virus, or who  have  been  medically\ndiagnosed as having acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or who have\ntested  confirmatory positive for  infection with  the  human\nimmunodeficiency virus, or who  have  a blood-borne communicable\ndisease;\n(d) Post a sign in the blood establishment which is visible to all potential\ndonors  and which states: \"Persons with acquired immune  deficiency\nsyndrome  (AIDS), or who have tested confirmatory positive for infection\nwith the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or who have a blood-borne\ncommunicable  disease or who have one (1) or more risk factors for the\nhuman  immunodeficiency virus as determined by the United States\nCenters for Disease Control, are prohibited by law from donating or\nselling blood. Persons violating the law are guilty of a Class D felony. ASK\nSTAFF  OF THIS BLOOD  ESTABLISHMENT.\"\n(4) The  provisions of this section shall not be construed to impose requirements\nwhich are in conflict with donor eligibility requirements set out in United States\nFood  and  Drug  Administration or American Association of Blood Banks\nstandards.","path":["KRS Chapter 214"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=46333","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:18Z","sha256":"e7797be8b1a66b61a0cb3d99a8741c6ea4c1694a47fba0d858412ea5043f01f9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-214.450","next":"us-ky/krs-214.454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}