Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1481: Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations
Status: In committee, March 11, 2026
Prohibiting tissue banks and hospitals from denying a patient a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation under certain circumstances; authorizing a patient or an individual authorized to make medical decisions on a patient's behalf to request an autologous or directed blood donation; and authorizing tissue banks and hospitals to decline a request for a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation only under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations FOR the purpose of prohibiting tissue banks and hospitals from denying a patient a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation under certain circumstances; authorizing a patient or an individual authorized to make medical decisions on a patient's behalf to request an autologous or directed blood donation; authorizing tissue banks and hospitals to decline a request for a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation only under certain circumstances…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning Tissue Banks and Hospitals - Autologous and Directed Blood Donations FOR the purpose of prohibiting tissue banks and hospitals from denying a patient a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation under certain circumstances; authorizing a patient or an individual authorized to make medical decisions on a patient's behalf to request an autologous or directed blood donation; authorizing tissue banks and hospitals to decline a request for a physician-ordered autologous or directed blood donation only under certain circumstances; and generally relating to autologous and directed blood donations. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Health - General Section 17-301 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Health - General Section 17-315, 19-301(d-1) and (d-2), and 19-310(c) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Health - General Section 19-301(a) and 19-310(b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb1481* HOUSE BILL 1481 Article - Health - General 17-301. (a) In this subtitle the following words …