jca@drutx.UUCP (ArnsonJC) (01/10/86)
It is ILLEGAL to be paid for your blood. This has been effective since the late 1970's. Many hospitals, non ARC, get around this somewhat by providing coverage Plans that entitle you and your immediate family to have all the blood they need provided free if they need it. This does not include the cost of the crossmatch, processing of the unit, etc., for which the patient will still be charged. -- jill c. arnson ihnp4!drutx!jca AT&A IS, Denver (303)538-4800 Lily Tomlin says that the key element in power dressing is "...sort of like a scarf, sort of like a tie, sort of like a ruffle, and it doesn't threaten anyone because you don't look good in it." From @u(The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe) (-:
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (01/15/86)
> It is ILLEGAL to be paid for your blood. This has been > effective since the late 1970's. It depends upon the circumstances, and what happens to the blood. In New York State, at least, there are MANY private laboratories which pay "donors" for whole blood and various components taken through plasmapheresis [the unused red cells are "put back" in the donor using this technique]. Whole blood and plasma components taken through this method are generally used for manufacture of diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, rather than for direct transfusion. ==> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <== ==> UUCP {decvax|dual|rocksanne|rocksvax|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <== ==> VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice|shell}!baylor!/ <== ==> FAX 716/741-9635 {G1, G2, G3 modes} duke!ethos!/ <== ==> seismo!/ <== ==> "Have you hugged your cat today?" ihnp4!/ <==