> Donor
Eligibility
| Permanently
Ineligible |
Ineligible
for Specific Time |
| Blood
Diseses: Polycythemia, leukemia, etc. |
| Chronic
diseases of lungs, kidneys, liver |
| Present
or past IV use of non-prescription drugs |
| History
of Hepatitis after your 11th birthday |
| High
risk group for AIDS virus |
| HIV
positive |
| Family
history of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease |
| Have
spent 3 months or more cumulatively, in the United Kingdom
from 1980 thru 1996. |
| Have
spent 5 years or more, cumulatively, in Europe from 1980 to
present. |
| Have
received a transfusion of blood or blood components in the
UK between 1980 and present. |
| If
you resided at US Military bases in Northern Europe for 6
months of more from 1980 thru 1990. |
| If
you resided at a US military base elsewhere in Europe for 6
months or more from 1980 thru 1996. |
| Since
1980, been injected with a non- US licensed drug product made
from cattle, such as bovine insulin. |
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| Received
smallpox vaccination or been in close contact with
vaccination site of someone else. Deferral period
typically ranges from 3 weeks to 8 weeks. |
| Antibiotic:
individual evaluation |
| Allergy
Injection, 6 hours before donations |
| Tuberculosis
( 48 hours past treatment with negative chest x-ray) |
| Syphilis
(positive blood test) |
| History
of malaria, 3 years |
| Travel
to malaria zone, 12 months |
| Hepatitis,
household contact, 12 months |
| Blood
transfusion, tissue, bone, skin grafts, 12 months |
| Term
Pregnancy, 6 weeks |
| Cancer,
most types, 5 years (no recurrence) |
| Breast
cancer, 10 years |
| Tattoo,
if done outside of Tennessee/Kentucky and/or not performed
by a licensed professional, and/or non-sterile technique was
used, 12 months. |
| Permanent
make-up, if done outside Tennessee and/or not performed by a
licensed professional and/or non-sterile technique was used. |
| Body Branding,
12 months |
| Jail
or prison for more that 72 consecutive hours, 12 months |
| For specific questions about donor eligibility, please do not e-mail this website. Call a Medic nurse at 865/524-3074 or toll-free 866/308-8227, Mon.Fri, 8 am to 5 pm. |
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Possible
Eligibility After Evaluation |
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| Major
surgery within 6 months |
| Illness,
serious injury, minor injury |
| Ulcers
(time depends on diagnosis) |
| Heart
Disease, Asthma |
| Immunizations,
inoculations, vaccination |
| Recent
weight loss |
| Fever
blisters, cold sores if evident |
| Blood
pressure, high or low |
| Blood
pressure medication |
| Diabetes
requiring medication (need written doctor's approval) |
Cardiac
pacemaker.
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