007.19.1-8. Serological Tests
AR ADC 007.19.1-8Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: February 15, 2021
Effective: February 15, 2021
Ark. Admin. Code 007.19.1-8
007.19.1-8. Serological Tests
8.4 Screening tests apply to all individuals who apply to be donors. If a screening test is positive, the milk bank can defer that donor or follow up with a confirmatory diagnostic test. A confirmatory diagnostic test cannot be a repeat of the same test but must be more specific and less subject to a false positive, according to medical standards. Screening test include:
8.7 Donors are deferred indefinitely for any positive result on a diagnostic/confirmatory serological test. A donor deferred for positive blood testing is to be referred to a health care provider of her choice. The follow-up is done in compliance with the state/federal regulations. Any milk from this potential donor, that has already been donated and is being held at the milk bank, is disposed of according to institutional protocols. In the absence of institutional protocols, expressed milk may be disposed of in a sink or a trash can.
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Adopted Feb. 15, 2021.
<Statutory authority: PROMULGATED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ARK. CODE ANN. ยง 20-7-140>
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 007.19.1-8, AR ADC 007.19.1-8
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