N.J. Admin. Code § 8:8-10.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:8-10.3 - Reissue of blood and blood components

(a) Blood or blood components which have been returned to the blood bank shall not be reissued for use unless the following conditions have been met:

1. The container closure or seal has not been punctured or tampered with;

2. The blood has been continuously stored and shipped under controlled conditions, which maintain acceptable temperatures for the product, or it is returned to the blood bank within a pre-determined time, set by the blood bank, which is acceptable to the Department;

3. Whole blood and red blood cells have not been allowed to warm above 10 degrees Centigrade or cool below one degree Centigrade;

4. Original identification labels and tags are attached and unaltered;

5. The original pilot sample has not been removed or tampered with and at least one sealed segment of the integral donor tubing remains attached to the container;

6. If applicable, the blood has been allowed to settle long enough to permit reinspection of the plasma; and

7. The records indicate the blood was reissued with documentation of the time it was returned and reissued.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:8-10.3

New Rule, R.1989 d.246, effective 5/15/1989.
See: 21 N.J.R. 407(a), 21 N.J.R. 1412(a).
Rule on room temperature storage recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:8-11.4.
Amended by R.2005 d.283, effective 10/3/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4261(a), 37 N.J.R. 3815(a).
In rule heading, added "and blood components"; in (a), added 3 and recodified former 3 as 4, recodified and rewrote former 4 as 5, and recodified former 5 and 6 as 6 and 7.