Collection of the blood.
New Orleans City Code § 82-583
in effectSec. 82-583. - Collection of the blood.
(a) Supervision. Blood shall be drawn from the donor by a qualified physician or under his supervision by assistants trained in the procedure. A physician shall be present on the premises when blood is being collected, except that blood may be collected when a physician is not present on the premises, provided the establishment:
(1) Maintains on the premises a manual of standard procedures and methods, specifically developed for that institution and approved yearly by the medical director of that institution, that shall be followed by employees who collect blood; and
(2) Maintains records indicating the name and qualifications of the person immediately in charge of the employees who collect blood when a physician is not present on the premises.
A copy of this manual must be provided to the director of health upon request.
(b) The donor clinic. The pertinent requirements of sections 82-511 through 82-519 shall apply at both the licensed establishment and at any other place where the bleeding is performed.
(c) Blood containers. Blood containers and donor sets shall be pyrogen-free, sterile and identified by lot number. The amount of anticoagulant required for the quantity of blood to be collected shall be in the blood container when it is sterilized. In addition, all container and donor set surfaces that come in contact with blood used in the processing of Heparinized whole blood (human) shall be water repellant.
(d) The anticoagulant solution. The anticoagulant solution shall be sterile and pyrogen-free. One of the following formulae shall be used in the indicated volumes:
(1) Anticoagulant acid citrate dextrose solution (ACD).
Solution A | Solution B
Tri-sodium citrate (Na 3 c 6 H 5 O 7 2H 2 O) | 22.0 gm. | 13.2 gm.
Citric acid (C 6 H 8 O 7 H 2 O) | 8.0 gm. | 4.8 gm.
Dextrose (C 6 H 12 O 5 H 2 O) | 24.5 gm. | 14.7 gm.
Water for injection (U.S.P.) to make | 1,000 ml. | 1,000 ml.
Volume per 100 ml. blood | 15 ml. | 25 ml.
(2) Anticoagulant heparin solution.
Heparin sodium (U.S.P.) .....75,000 units
Sodium chloride injection (U.S.P.) to make .....1,000 ml.
Volume per 100 ml. blood .....6 ml.
A buffer to maintain stability shall be added if necessary.
(3) Anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose solution (CPD).
Tri-sodium citrate (Na 3 c 6 H 5 O 7 2H 2 O) .....26.3 gm.
Citric acid (C 6 H 8 O 7 H 2 O) .....3.27 gm.
Dextrose (C 6 H 12 O 6 H 2 O) .....25.5 gm.
Monobasic sodium phosphate (NaH 2 PO 4 H 2 O) .....2.22 gm.
Water for injection (U.S.P.) to make .....1,000 ml.
Volume per 100 ml. blood .....14 ml.
(e) Donor identification. Each unit of blood shall be so marked or identified by number or other symbol as to relate it to the individual donor whose identity shall be established to the extent necessary for compliance with section 82-582.
(f) Prevention of contamination of the blood. The skin of the donor at the site of phlebotomy shall be prepared thoroughly and carefully by a method that gives maximum assurance of a sterile container of blood. The blood shall be collected by aseptic methods in a sterile system which may be closed or may be vented if the vent protects the blood against contamination.
(g) Pilot samples for laboratory tests. Pilot samples for laboratory tests shall meet the following standards:
(1) One or more pilot samples shall be provided with each unit of blood when issued or reissued except as provided in section 82-580 and all pilot samples shall be from the donor who is the source of the unit of blood.
(2) All samples for laboratory tests performed by the processor and all pilot samples accompanying a unit of blood shall be collected at the time of filling the final container by the person who collects the unit of blood.
(3) All containers for all samples shall bear the donor's identification before collecting the samples.
(4) All containers for pilot samples accompanying a unit of blood shall be attached to the whole blood container before blood collection, in a tamperproof manner that will conspicuously indicate removal and reattachment.
(h) Phlebotomy for Heparinized whole blood (human). Heparinized whole blood (human) shall be collected with minimal damage to and minimal manipulation of the donor's tissue.
(i) Storage. Immediately after collection, the blood shall be placed in storage within a two degree range between one degree and six degrees Celsius, unless it must be transported from the donor clinic to the processing laboratory. In the latter case the blood shall be placed in temporary storage having sufficient refrigeration capacity to cool the blood continuously toward a two degree range between one degree and six degrees Celsius until it arrives at the processing laboratory where it shall be stored within a two degree range between one degree and six degrees Celsius.
(Code 1956, § 29-126)
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_DIV5WHBLHU_S82-583COBLFetched: 10/28/2026