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HB1482: relative to the sale of human blood and organs.

Citation
2024 HB1482
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House status
Died On The Table
Committee
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
Hearing
02/14/2024 at 02:30 PM
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Current official bill text

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Health care

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HB 1482 - AS INTRODUCED

2024 SESSION

24-2770

05/10

HOUSE BILL 1482

AN ACT relative to the sale of human blood and organs.

SPONSORS: Rep. Gerhard, Merr. 25; Rep. T. Mannion, Hills. 1

COMMITTEE: Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that the state of New Hampshire shall not prohibit, restrict, or regulate the private sale, purchase, use, possession, or donation of human blood or organs in the state.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2770

05/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to the sale of human blood and organs.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Chapter; Sale of Blood and Organs. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 359-U the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 359-V

SALE OF BLOOD AND ORGANS

359-V:1 Sale of Blood, Blood Products and Organs Permitted. The state of New Hampshire shall not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise regulate the private sale, purchase, use, possession, or donation of human blood, blood products, or organs in the state. In this section, "blood and blood products" means whole human blood, plasma, or serum or any product derived from human blood, plasma, or serum.

2 Health Facility; Rulemaking. Amend RSA 151:2, I(c) to read as follows:

(c) Laboratories performing tests or analyses of human samples, collection stations, or laboratories performing testing on therapeutic cannabis pursuant to RSA 126-X:6, III(a)(16); provided that no license shall be required for, and no rule shall apply to, the private sale, purchase, use, possession, or donation of organs or blood and blood products, as defined in RSA 359-V:1.

3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.