N.J. Admin. Code § 8:8-8.2

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

Section 8:8-8.2 - Donor emergency care

(a) Blood shall be drawn from donors only when donor emergency care personnel are available on the premises in accordance with 8:8-2.3(d).

(b) The blood bank director may determine on a case-by-case basis with each blood collection drive, as a means to increase the availability of the State's blood supply, that a particular blood collection drive is exempt from the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above, so long as prior to making that determination the blood bank has made a reasonable effort, in the manner specified in the blood bank's standard operating procedures which are required under (c)1 below, to schedule a physician or nurse for that blood drive and has determined that one is not available and so long as the conditions set forth in (c) below are met.

(c) Each of the following conditions shall be met in order for the blood bank director to authorize an exemption under (b) above:

1. The blood bank shall draft a standard operating procedure outlining the requirements for granting an exemption from the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above;

2. The blood bank director shall conduct the blood collection drive in accordance with the blood bank's standard operating procedure;

3. Alternative emergency care personnel shall be present at the site of the blood collection drive who meet training, education and experience requirements established by the blood bank director and who, at a minimum, possess current CPR and standard first aid certifications, and have readily available either land line or cell phone communications to immediately call 9-1-1 for assistance in the event of a medical emergency;

4. The blood bank shall maintain accurate records documenting all occurrences when the blood bank director has authorized an exemption under (b) above, including the date and location of the blood collection drive, the name and signature of the blood bank director who authorized the exemption and the rationale for the blood bank director's determination that the blood collection drive is exempt from the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above; and

5. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the blood bank director shall not grant an exemption under (b) above under any of the following circumstances:

i. When blood is to be collected from a group predominantly made up of high school aged students; or

ii. When blood is to be collected for the express purpose of autologous collection or maternal/fetal collection that is not conducted in a general hospital.

(d) The Commissioner or his or her designee may, on his or her own initiative, in accordance with the purposes and intent of this chapter, temporarily waive, for a period not to exceed 30 days, the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above, when the Commissioner or his or her designee has determined that an emergent condition exists and that strict compliance with the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action by the State to address the emergent condition, and would increase the health threat to the population.

(e) The Commissioner or his or her designee may renew a waiver established in accordance with (d) above, provided he or she applies the same standard when making the determination to renew the waiver as is applied to the initial waiver determination under (d) above, namely, that an emergent condition exists and that strict compliance with the emergency care personnel requirement in (a) above would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action by the State to address the emergent condition, and would increase the health threat to the population.

(f) During every blood collection drive, conspicuously displayed at the donor registration desk shall be a sign, placard or other type of signage informing the donors of the name and qualifications (for example, licenses, certifications, and/or training) of the emergency care personnel on duty and on site at the time of the blood collection drive.

(g) The procedures for implementation of donor selection and donor care standards shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(h) This rule shall not waive the requirements for physicians' attendance at a location where plasmapheresis is being performed in an open system.

(i) If home transfusions are performed, a second responsible person shall be available on the premises to help with emergency situations.

(j) Subsections (b) through (f) above shall not be effective after February 1, 2011.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:8-8.2

Recodified from 8:8-7.1 by R.1989 d.246, effective 5/15/1989.
See: 21 N.J.R. 407(a), 21 N.J.R. 1412(a).
Rule on operative blood order schedules recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:8-9.2.
Amended by R.1994 d.350, effective 8/1/1994.
See: 26 N.J.R. 1057(a), 26 N.J.R. 3171(a).
Amended by R.2005 d.283, effective 10/3/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 4261(a), 37 N.J.R. 3815(a).
Rewrote (a) and (b); in (c), rewrote "opened" as "open".
Amended by R.2006 d.134, effective 4/17/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 3765(a), 38 N.J.R. 1732(a).
Added (b)-(f) and (j); recodified former (b)-(d) as (g)-(i).
Amended by R.2008 d.352, effective 11/17/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 1951(a), 40 N.J.R. 6605(a).
Section was "Donor's emergency care". In (j), substituted "February 1, 2011" for "March 31, 2008".