{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-162.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.015","heading":"DONATION OF BLOOD BY PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE.","body":"A person who is 17 years of age may consent to the donation of the person's blood or blood components. A person younger than 18 years of age may not receive any compensation from a blood bank for a donation of the person's blood or blood components.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 160, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 162. BLOOD BANKS AND DONATION OF BLOOD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.162.htm#162.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9c8b45271dd9652f46b74649bfb6891292c81a7ed55fc96f982536aa2dd5105d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-162.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-162.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}