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FDA Blood Donation Policy

Meaning

The FDA Blood Donation Policy refers to the set of regulations and guidance issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that determine an individual’s eligibility to donate blood or blood components. These policies are established to ensure the safety and purity of the national blood supply, primarily by screening for risk factors related to transfusion-transmissible infections, notably HIV. Recent policy updates have moved away from broad, time-based deferrals based on gender or sexual orientation toward a more individualized, risk-based donor history questionnaire that applies to all prospective donors.