The state practices the system of voluntary blood donation. Local people's governments at all levels shall lead the blood donation work within their respective administrative areas, make unified planning and be responsible for organizing and coordinating relevant departments to do a good job in blood donation work.
The health administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall supervise and manage blood donation. Red Cross Societies at all levels shall participate in and promote blood donation according to law. People's governments at all levels take measures to widely publicize the significance of blood donation, popularize the scientific knowledge of blood donation, and carry out education on prevention and control of blood-borne diseases. The news media should publicize blood donation for public welfare.
State organs, armed forces, social organizations, enterprises and institutions, residents' committees and villagers' committees shall mobilize and organize citizens of their own units and local areas to participate in blood donation. Measures for mobilization and organization of military blood donation shall be formulated by the competent health department of China People's Liberation Army. For blood donors, blood donation card made by the health administrative department of the State Council will be awarded, and relevant units can give appropriate subsidies.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Blood Donation Law Article 2 The state practices a system of voluntary blood donation. The state encourages healthy citizens aged 18 to 55 to donate blood voluntarily.
Article 11 Blood donated without compensation must be used for clinical purposes and may not be bought or sold. Blood stations and medical institutions shall not sell blood donated without compensation to apheresis stations or blood products production units.
Article 10 Blood collection in blood stations must strictly abide by relevant operating rules and regulations, and blood collection must be carried out by qualified medical personnel, and disposable blood collection equipment must be destroyed after use to ensure the health of blood donors. Blood stations shall ensure blood quality according to the standards formulated by the health administrative department of the State Council. Blood stations must test the collected blood, and blood that has not been tested or failed to pass the test shall not be provided to medical institutions.
Fourteenth citizens only pay for blood collection, storage, separation, inspection and other expenses when using blood for clinical use; The specific charging standards shall be formulated by the health administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the price administrative department of the State Council. Free blood donors are exempt from the fees prescribed in the preceding paragraph when they need blood clinically; The spouses and immediate family members of unpaid blood donors may, in accordance with the provisions of the people's governments of provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, exempt or reduce the fees prescribed in the preceding paragraph when using blood for clinical purposes.