24 U.S.C. § 30 — Payments to donors of blood for persons undergoing treatment at Government expense

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Someone who donates blood for a patient getting government-paid treatment can be paid up to $50 per donation. This also covers blood given for blood banks or research connected to that patient's care. The agency head decides the exact amount, but no one can be paid for blood taken from the very patient it's meant to help.

This is one undivided provision, with one condition attached. Any person — whether or not employed by the United States — who furnishes blood from their veins for transfusion into a person entitled to and undergoing treatment at government expense (whether in a federal or civilian hospital or institution), may be paid for it. This also covers blood furnished for blood banks or for other scientific and research purposes connected with the care of a person entitled to that treatment. The payment is a reasonable sum, not to exceed $50 for each blood withdrawal, as determined by the head of the department or independent agency involved, paid from public funds available to that department or agency for medical and hospital supplies. There is one condition (a proviso): no payment may be made for blood withdrawn for the benefit of the very person from whom it was withdrawn.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Any person, whether or not in the employ of the United States, who shall furnish blood from his or her veins for transfusion into the veins of a person entitled to and undergoing treatment at Government expense, whether in a Federal hospital or institution or in a civilian hospital or institution, or who shall furnish blood for blood banks or for other scientific and research purposes in connection with the care of any person entitled to treatment at Government expense, shall be entitled to be paid therefor such reasonable sum, not to exceed $50, for each blood withdrawal as may be determined by the head of the department or independent agency concerned, from public funds available to such department or independent agency for medical and hospital supplies: Provided, That no payment shall be made under this authority to any person for blood withdrawn for the benefit of the person from whom it is withdrawn.

Source credit: (Feb. 9, 1927, ch. 91, 44 Stat. 1066; June 2, 1939, ch. 173, 53 Stat. 803; July 30, 1941, ch. 332, 55 Stat. 609.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1927Enacted · Act of Feb. 9, 1927, ch. 91 · 44 Stat. 1066
1939Amended · Act of June 2, 1939, ch. 173 · 53 Stat. 803
1941Amended · Act of July 30, 1941, ch. 332 · 55 Stat. 609

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 91 on 1927-02-09.

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