September 14, 2022 - PLEASE READ
Businesses should not be profiting from minors donating blood. Minors do not have the capacity to make these decisions that could greatly affect their health.
Under current law, North Carolina allows any person age 16 or older to give or donate blood without parental consent. Senator Ralph Hise and Senator Julie Mayfield introduced Senate Bill 782, which would raise the age without parental consent from 16 to 18. ***Unfortunately, the bill did not proceed through committee but is anticipated to be reintroduced once the General Assembly reconvenes at the beginning next year in 2023.***
Please help change the law in NC where an individual must be 18 or older to donate blood. Please continue to share this link.
Other ways to help would be to contact your state representatives and senators and urge them to support this bill when it is reintroduced. Look up your state legislators here: