HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to the donation of source plasma
HB 115 exempts clinical laboratory personnel working in source plasma donation centers from standard licensing requirements, provided they only perform non-diagnostic screening tests on donors. The bill specifically applies to centers collecting plasma via plasmapheresis (excluding plasma for direct intravenous use) to screen donors before donation. It defines "source plasma" and adds a new exemption in Louisiana law (R.S. 37:1313(A)(3)) for these centers. This change directly affects plasma donation centers and their staff by reducing regulatory barriers for screening activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Signed Jun 4, 2025
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This bill amends the Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel Act to create a new exemption for source plasma donation centers. Previously, all clinical laboratory personnel required state licensure; now, personnel working at centers that perform only nondiagnostic screening tests for source plasma are exempt from this requirement.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of the licensure exemption to include source plasma donation centers, whereas the law previously only exempted U.S. government laboratories and specific nonprofit research facilities.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new exemption allowing clinical laboratory personnel to work without a state license at source plasma donation centers that only perform nondiagnostic screening tests.
DEFINITION
Added a specific definition for 'source plasma' to clarify the type of blood collection covered by the new exemption.
REQUIREMENT
Amended existing statutes to formally recognize the new exception for source plasma centers alongside existing exceptions for government and nonprofit research labs.
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 37
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Stagni
RRepublican
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