Suitability of donor.
New Orleans City Code § 82-663
in effectSec. 82-663. - Suitability of donor.
(a) Method of determining. The suitability of a donor for source plasma (human) shall be determined by a qualified licensed physician or by persons under his supervision and trained in determining donor suitability. Such determination shall be made on the day of collection from the donor by means of a medical history, tests and such physical examination as appears necessary to the qualified licensed physician.
(b) Initial medical examination. Each donor shall be examined by a qualified licensed physician on the day of the first donation, or no more than one week prior to the first donation, and shall be certified to be in good health by the examining physician. The certification of good health shall be on a form supplied by the licensed establishment that indicates the certification is with respect to the suitability of the individual to be a plasmapheresis donor.
(c) Qualification of donor. Donors shall be in good health on the day of donation, as indicated in part by:
(1) Oral temperature not to exceed 99.6 degrees Fahrenheit;
(2) Demonstration that the systolic blood pressure is between 100 and 200 millimeters of mercury, and the diastolic is between 50 and 100 millimeters of mercury, unless the examining physician is satisfied that an individual with blood pressures outside these limits is a qualified donor under the provisions of this section;
(3) A blood hemoglobin level of no less than 12.5 grams of hemoglobin per 100 milliliters of blood;
(4) A pulse rate between 50 and 110 beats per minute without evidence of pathological cardiac irregularity;
(5) A total serum protein of no less than six grams per 100 milliliters of serum;
(6) Weight, which shall be at least 110 pounds;
(7) Freedom from acute respiratory diseases;
(8) Freedom from any infectious skin disease at the site of phlebotomy and from any such disease generalized to such an extent as to create a risk of contamination of the plasma;
(9) Freedom from any disease, other than malaria, transmissible by blood transfusion, insofar as can be determined by history and examinations indicated in this section;
(10) Freedom of the arms and forearms from skin punctures or scars indicative of addiction to self-injected narcotics;
(11) Freedom from a history of viral hepatitis;
(12) Freedom from a history of close contact within six months of donation with an individual having viral hepatitis;
(13) Freedom from a history of having received, within six months, human blood or any derivative of human blood which the department of health has advised the licensed establishment is a possible source of viral hepatitis, except for specific immunization performed in accordance with section 82-688;
(14) No female who is pregnant with a child and her pregnancy is beyond or more advanced than 90 days may donate;
(15) Any donor who, in the opinion of the interviewer, appears to be under the influence of any drug or alcohol shall not donate;
(16) Any person who for any reason does not appear to be providing reliable answers to medical history questions shall not be considered a suitable donor.
(Code 1956, § 29-144)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH82HESA_ARTXISTOPBLBAPLCE_DIV8SOPLHU_S82-663SUDOFetched: 10/28/2026