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R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.5-1. Blood donations by minors
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Any person of the age of seventeen (17) or over shall be eligible to donate blood in any voluntary and non-compensatory blood program without the necessity of obtaining permission or authorization of his/her parent or guardian. Any person sixteen (16) years of age may donate his …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.5-2. Blood banks regulated
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(a) No person or entity may collect blood, blood products, plasma or blood derivatives in the state of Rhode Island for transfusion unless it: (1) Is licensed as a hospital in the state of Rhode Island; or (2)(i) Is licensed as a clinical laboratory as defined in §§ 23-16.2 and 2…