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Blood Donor Center

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Woman donating blood

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed some of the eligibility criteria for blood donation in 2022. Deferral rules with respect to past European residence (previously linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) were removed. As a result, some donors who were previously ineligible to donate may now be eligible. Our Blood Donor Center implemented these new criteria at the end of September 2022. 

Notice for platelet donors: Effective June 22, 2021, donors who have had a splenectomy (spleen removal) will not be eligible to donate platelets on our apheresis instruments (Trima Accel) due to a software change.

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Age

Allergies

Antibiotics

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)/Pre and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) for HIV/AIDS

Aspirin

Asthma/Lung Conditions

Birth Control

Bleeding Conditions/Blood Diseases

Blood Pressure (including Hypertension)

Blood Thinners

Blood Transfusion/Blood Exposure

Cancer

Chronic Illnesses

Cold or Flu

COVID-19

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variant (Mad Cow Disease)

Dental Work

Diabetes

Donation Intervals

Donor Deferral for Men Who Have Had Sex with Men (MSM)

Ebola Virus

Heart Conditions

Hemochromatosis (Hereditary)

Hepatitis or Jaundice

HIV/AIDS

Immunization/Vaccination

Infection Risk Due to Close Contacts/ Incarceration

Infections

Intravenous Drug Use

Iron (Hemoglobin Level)

Medications

Organ/Tissue Transplants

Pregnancy/Nursing

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sickle Cell Disease

Skin Disease, Rash or Acne

Splenectomy/Spleen Removal

Surgeries and Procedures

Tattoo, Body Piercing (including ears), Electrolysis or Scarring

Travel

Tuberculosis

Weight/Height