Section 210 ILCS 25/7-108 - Duties of blood banks A blood bank shall:
(a) Collect, process, and provide for use blood or blood components from a blood donor only upon the consent of that donor and under the direction or delegated direction of the blood bank Medical Director.(b) Transfuse blood or blood components upon the request of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a dentist, or a podiatric physician who is on the medical staff of a hospital and has permission from the medical staff to make such a request. If the request is oral, the physician or other authorized person shall submit a written request to the blood bank within 48 hours. If the blood bank does not receive the written request within that period, it shall note that fact in its records.Amended by P.A. 098-0214,§ 15, eff. 8/9/2013.