Transfusion Service
A facility that performs one or more of the following activities: compatibility testing, storage, selection and issuing of blood and components to intended recipients.
Blood Bank
A facility that performs, or is responsible for the performance of, the collection, processing, compatibility testing, storage, selection and issuing of human blood, components and tissue intended for transfusion and transplantation.
Donor Center
A facility that performs, or is responsible for the performance of, the collection, processing, testing or distribution of blood and components.
HPC Service
A facility involved in any of the following: qualifying donors, collection, processing and storage, distributing, or administration of these products. If administration is performed, the facility must also perform manufacturing.
Cord Blood Service
A facility involved in any of the following activities: qualifying donors, collection, processing and storage of cord blood products. If administration is performed, the facility must also perform manufacturing.
Somatic Cell
A facility that performs one or more of the manufacturing steps for somatic cell products, including collection, processing, and storage, and/or distributes these products.
Relationship Testing Laboratory
A facility that performs relationship testing and provides parentage test reports.
Immunohematology Reference Laboratory
A facility equipped for performing advanced investigational procedures pertaining to immunohematologic studies.
Perioperative Service
A location or operational area within a facility where any of the following activities are performed by the facility's staff or contract personnel: intraoperative and postoperative autologous blood recovery; perioperative autologous component production; and intraoperative acute normovolemic hemodilution, including - product collection, storage and administration.
Molecular Testing
A laboratory or facility that uses molecular testing methods to identify Red Cell, Platelet or Neutrophil Antigens.