Eligible to donate for whole blood and plasma donations. Platelet donors must be off aspirin for 48 hours

Acceptable as long as donors symptoms are under control and the donor has been asymptomatic for 24 hours

Eligible to donate

• Low - As long as donor is feeling well and their blood pressure is at least 90 systolic and 50 diastolic then they are eligible to donate
• High - Acceptable as long as their blood pressure is below 180 systolic and below 100 diastolic at the time of their donation
• Prescription blood pressure medication does not defer a donor from donating as long as their blood pressure is within range at the time of donation

Anyone that has received a blood transfusion will not be eligible to donate for 12 months from date of transfusion. Although if it’s an autologous donation (your own blood), donor is eligible.

Although, if donor has received a blood transfusion since 1980 in the United Kingdom or France* they are not eligible to donate.

(*Countries include: Channel Islands, England, Falkland Islands, France - its overseas departments, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)

• Eligibility is based on what type of cancer and the treatment history. If a donor had Leukemia, Lymphoma, multiple Myeloma, or Sarcoma then the donor is permanently deferred. 
• If donor’s cancer was treated with or without radiation or chemotherapy - except for hematological cancers - donor will have to wait 5 years after deemed cancer free until they are eligible
• Skin Cancer (Must wait 5 years after deemed cancer free unless a pathology report is provided)
  • Basal Cell: donor has to have no stitches in order to be eligible. If a donor has stitches, then it must be verified through a pathology report (written or verbal).
  • Squamous Cell: has to be verified through a written only pathology report in order to be eligible, which must be approved by Medical Director

Eligible to donate

Must be symptom free for 3 days and feel well the day of donation

Must be dry and flat in appearance

As long as results are negative, the donor is eligible to donate

• Minor (Cleaning, simple filling, etc) - must be over 1 day since the procedure
• Major (Tooth extraction, root canal, crown prep, etc) - For dental implants, the donor must be off antibiotics for at least 3 days. If the donor has a cadaver bone or tissue then it is 12 months until eligible

Non-insulin dependent: Eligible to donate if medically controlled and stable for at least 3 months

Insulin Dependent: If donor is insulin dependent (including insulin pumps), they have to meet the following requirements or they will not be eligible for 3 months:

• Asymptomatic of either high/low sugar or high/low insulin
• Controlled and stable for > 3 months
• Eaten properly on the day of donation
• Adhered to normal insulin schedule on the day of donation
• Last blood sugar reading was taken within 24 hours and was between 80-200 mg/dl
• Has been at least 1 hour since last insulin injection (except for insulin pump)

Deferred for 12 months after completion of treatment

• Angina, Arrhythmias (Irregular Heartbeat), Bundle Branch Block, Coronary Artery Disease, Mitral Valve Prolapse/Leaky Valve, Murmurs
• • Must be symptom-free for the past 8 weeks
  • No activity restriction from physician
  • No nitroglycerin for past 8 weeks
• Aortic Stenosis, Cardiomyopathy, Congestive Heart Failure
  • Permanent deferral
• Heart Attack
  • If over one year ago: symptom-free for past 8 weeks, no activity restriction from physician, and no nitroglycerin for past 8 weeks
  • If less than a year ago: donor must provide a physician’s note giving approval OR medical director must give approval
• Pacemaker and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
  • Medical Director has given approval
  • Symptom-free for past 8 weeks
  • No activity restriction from physician
  • No nitroglycerin for past 8 weeks

• Exposure: if donor has had sexual contact with a person who has hepatitis or live with with someone that carries this virus, they must wait 12 months after the last contact
• If donor has a history of hepatitis, they are not eligible to donate

If Genital or Herpes Zoster/Shingles donor will have to be 2 weeks asymptomatic

Not eligible to donate if the donor has AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test.

If you have done the following, you are at risk of getting infected:

• Are a male that has had sexual contact with another male in the last 12 months
• Have ever used needles to take any drugs, steroids, or medications not prescribed by your doctor
• Have ever taken money, drugs or other payment for sex

Have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above

DO NOT STOP taking medications prescribed by your doctor in order to donate blood. Donating while taking these drugs could have a negative effect on your health or on the health of the recipient of your blood. Please tell us if you are being treated with the following types of medications or have taken:

• Anti-platelet agents (usually taken to prevent stroke or heart attack)
  • Feldene (piroxicam) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Effient (prasugrel) - wait 3 days after last dose
  • Brilinta (ticagrelor) - wait 7 days after last dose
  • Plavix (clopidogrel) - wait 14 days after last dose
  • Ticlid (ticlopidine) - wait 14 days after last dose
  • Zontivity (vorapaxar) - wait 1 month after last dose
•  Anticoagulants or “blood thinners” (usually to prevent blood clots in the legs and lungs and to prevent strokes)
  • Xarelto (rivaroxaban) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Fragmin (dabigatran) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Lovenox (enoxaparin) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Pradaxa (dabigatran) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Eliquis (apixaban) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Savaysa (edoxaban) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Arixtra (fondaparinux) - wait 2 days after last dose
  • Coumadin, warfilone, jantoven (warfarin) - wait 7 days after last dose
  • Heparin, low molecular weight heparin (warfarin) - wait 7 days after last dose

• Acne Treatment
  • Accutane, amnesteem, absorica, claravis, myorisan, sotret, and zenatane (isotretinoin) - wait 1 month after last dose
• Multiple myeloma 
  • Thalomid (thalidomide) - wait 1 month after last dose
• Hair loss remedy 
  • Propecia (finasteride) - wait 1 month after last dose
• Prostate symptoms
  • Proscar (finasteride) - wait 1 month after last dose
  • Avodart (dutasteride) - wait 6 months after last dose
  • Jalyn (dutasteride) - wait 6 months after last dose
• Basal Cell Skin Cancer 
  • Erivedge (vismodegib) - wait 24 months after last dose
  • Odomzo (sonidegib) - wait 24 months after last dose
• Relapsing multiple sclerosis 
  • Aubagio (teriflunomide) - wait 24 months after last dose
• Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Arava (leflunomide) - wait 24 months after last dose
• Psoriasis 
  • Soriatane (acitretin) - wait 36 months after last dose
  • Tegison (etretinate) - not eligible
• Hepatitis exposure
  • Hepatitis B Immune/Globulin (HBIG) - wait 12 months after last dose
• Experimental Medication or Unlicensed (Experimental) Vaccine - wait 12 months
• Growth hormone from human pituitary glands - not eligible
• Insulin from Cows (Bovine or Beef Insulin) manufactured in the United Kingdom - not eligible
• Immunosuppressant or Other Medications (These medications can be used to treat cancers, auto-immune disorders, or organ transplant anti-rejection). Wait 3 months after last dose for the following:
  • Orencia (abatacept)
  • Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate)
  • Enbrel (etanercept)
  • Remicade (infliximab)
  • Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine)
  • Humira (adalimumab)
  • Cellcept (mycophenolate mofetil)
  • Cosentyx (secukinumab)
  • Otezla (apremilast)
  • Imuran/Azasan (azathioprine)
  • Rheumatrex, trexall, otrexup, rasuvo (methotrexate)
  • Prolia, Xgeva (denosumab)

If medication is not listed, please contact us here.

• Donor - Must be 8 weeks post-donation and released from medical care
• Recipient - Permanent deferral

As long as the piercing was done using single-use equipment, as well as in a CA state licensed parlor, you are able to donate after 7 days. It will be a 1 year deferral if these requirements aren’t met

You have to be 6 weeks postpartum and be released from medical care in order to be eligible to donate. This includes miscarriages and abortions.

• Breastfeeding - Eligible to donate if you are breastfeeding just make sure you increase your fluid intake

You must be released from doctor’s care and stitches must be removed

• Major (e.g. joint replacement, abdominal surgery, back surgery, hysterectomy, generally requiring hospital admission and overnight stay) - Must be 6 weeks since your surgery.*
• Minor (e.g. scope procedures, foot surgery, rhinoplasty) - Must be 3 weeks since surgery*
• Mini (e.g. eye surgery) - Must be 1 week since surgery*

*Consult with RN as needed

This trait is an inherited group of disorders where red blood cells contort into a sickle shape. The sickle cell trait is a gene mutation that can be passed along by a child’s parent. The child does not have the disease, but can transfer the defective gene on to future generations.

• Sickle cell trait: if the donor knows that they carry the trait, we do not encourage donors to donate whole blood. Although, if you carry the trait you can donate platelets or plasma
• Sickle cell disease: donor is not eligible to donate

Eligible if it has been 12 months since the successful completion of treatment. You must provide proof in written form.

You can donate after 7 days as long as you received your tattoo in a state-regulated, licensed parlor using sterile needles and non-reusable ink. It will be a 12 month deferral if these requirements aren’t met

If you have traveled outside of the United States, you will be asked about your travel destinations at the time of donation. If you have traveled to a Malaria area, you will have to wait one year until eligible to donate. If you immigrated from a Malaria area, you will not be eligible to donate for 3 years

The following are permanent deferrals:

• European Countries - If you have spent a cumulative of 5 years or more since 1980
• United Kingdom - You have visited or lived in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Gibraltar or Falkland Islands for a total of 3 months or more from 1980 thru 1996

• Cortisone Allergy shots, Flu/Pneumonia vaccine, Hepatitis A, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Typhoid (injection/oral), and Cholera - Eligible to donate
• Antigen Allergy shot - 24 hours from injection until eligible
• Rubeola (Measles), Yellow Fever, Mumps and Oral Polio - Must wait 2 weeks after receiving any of these shots
• Botox, Hepatitis B, MMR (Measles, mumps, rubella), Zostavax/Shingrix Shingles, Rubella (German Measles), Varicella (Chicken Pox) - Must wait 4 weeks after receiving any of these shots
• Unlicensed vaccines - permanent deferral
• TB Skin test
  • For negative reading, donor is eligible to donate
  • For positive reading, donor must have a negative chest X-ray, no signs or symptoms of disease, and a completed course of preventative medication treatment (If prescribed)

• Non-disseminated - You are eligible to donate after 2 years of being fully recovered and have completed treatment
• Disseminated, Chronic - since it involves other organs, such as, brain, liver, heart, etc it is a permanent deferral

It has to be 120 days since donor had a positive viral test or resolution of symptoms