HB2166

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 32, relative to blood donations.

Failed·3/18/26
Draft Text

Tennessee HB2166 amends blood donation laws to allow autologous and directed blood donations, with specific conditions.

Tennessee HB2166 amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 32, to allow patients scheduled for a medical procedure to provide an autologous blood donation or directed blood donation when ordered by a physician. A hospital may refuse such a donation only when medically contraindicated or incompatible with safety standards. A hospital may charge a reasonable and necessary fee to cover the administrative cost of facilitating such a donation.

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Roll Call Votes

HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

1 Yea

R

4 Nay

DRRR

2 Not Voting

RD

History

Mar 18

House

Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Mar 11

House

Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

Mar 11

House

Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/18/2026