Current Version
| Region | Kansas |
| Issue | Blood donations by MSMs |
| Status | Banned (indefinite deferral) |
| Start Date | 1983 |
| End Date | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Description | According to the Red Cross, if any man has had any sexual relations with another man, they WILL NOT qualify for a blood donation. Though the FDA deferral impacts all MSMs who have had sex with a man since 1977, the policy did not go into effect until 1983. The policy applied retroactively to 1977. |
| Sources | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm www.redcross.org |
Revision History (2)
Revision by JerofDoorhandle
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| End Date | (NONE) | Dec 21, 2015 |
Revision by imullin01
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (NONE) | 1983 |
| Description | According to the Red Cross, if any man has had any sexual relations with another man, they WILL NOT qualify for a blood donation. | According to the Red Cross, if any man has had any sexual relations with another man, they WILL NOT qualify for a blood donation. Though the FDA deferral impacts all MSMs who have had sex with a man since 1977, the policy did not go into effect until 1983. The policy applied retroactively to 1977. |
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| Sources | www.redcross.org | http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm www.redcross.org |
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Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Deferral is 12 months"
- Date is incorrect "Date should be 1983. http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/BloodBloodProducts/QuestionsaboutBlood/ucm108186.htm"