Blood Bank Specimen Collection Requirement Change – Electronic PPID

To meet updated blood bank regulatory requirements, blood bank specimens must be collected using Positive Patient Identification (PPID) with electronic wristband barcode scanning whenever available.

Key changes:

• Electronic barcode scanning will replace current patient identification processes (B Number, Typenex band, and routine two-signature witness processes).

• Specimens collected without required electronic patient identification may be rejected and require recollection.

• For outpatient locations without barcode scanning capability, a two-signature witness process may be used.

• Patients without a historical ABO/Rh type on file may require an additional specimen before type-specific blood products can be issued.

• During planned or unplanned Epic downtime, the two-signature witness process must be followed.

🔗View the full bulletin, specimen acceptability requirements, downtime procedures, and witness documentation guidelines.

Test Information

ABO/RH [LAB8950]

ANTI-A/ANTI-B TITER [LAB2111116]

ANTIBODY IDENTIFICATION INTERPRETATION [LAB1230351]

ANTIBODY SCREEN [LAB278]

ANTIBODY TITER [LAB275]

ANTIGEN TYPE [LAB1230272]

CORD BLOOD WORKUP [LAB8920]

DIRECT ANTIGLOBULIN TEST [LAB274]

NEWBORN BLOOD BANK WORKUP [LAB1230547]

RH IMMUNE GLOBULIN, ANTENATAL CHW [LAB2111163]

RH IMMUNE GLOBULIN, POSTPARTUM CHW [LAB2111164]

TYPE AND SCREEN [LAB276]