[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 7]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR640.27]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 640--ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C--Platelets
 
Sec. 640.27  Emergency provisions.

    The use of the plateletpheresis procedure to obtain a product for a 
specific recipient may be at variance with Secs. 640.21(c) and 
640.22(c): Provided, That: (a) A licensed physician has determined that 
the recipient must be transfused with the platelets from a specific 
donor, and (b) the plateletpheresis procedure is performed under the 
supervision of a qualified licensed physician who is aware of the health 
status of the donor and the physician has certified in writing that the 
donor's health permits plateletpheresis.

[40 FR 53544, Nov. 18, 1975]