{"id":13276,"date":"2022-04-10T07:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T07:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=13276"},"modified":"2022-04-10T07:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T07:49:55","slug":"high-school-students-inspire-bill-to-add-blood-type-to-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/high-school-students-inspire-bill-to-add-blood-type-to-license\/","title":{"rendered":"High school students inspire bill to add blood type to license"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"High school students inspire bill to add blood type to license\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>About time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/back-view-doctor-holding-blood-sample-1536x1022.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fairfax County high school students spearheaded a bill that will allow Virginia residents to indicate blood type on their license.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. George L. Barker, D-Fairfax, introduced Senate Bill 345 during the regular General Assembly session. The Senate and House approved the bill, which will take effect in July 2023.<ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents will be able to indicate blood type on their license or identification cards to help emergency medical service agencies provide emergency medical support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think this will be something that would be used very widely, but it has been used sometimes and in other states,\u201d Barker said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barker has worked with Centreville High School government students every year since he took office in 2008, he said. Each year students research necessary legislation. They look at passed legislation and what other states have done. Students present about eight bills for consideration for the General Assembly each session, according to Barker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jay O\u2019Brien, the previous senator of Barker\u2019s district, also worked on the legislative program with the students. There are common elements to the bills that students have introduced, Barker said. Most proposed bills pertained to transportation or bills similar to SB 345. Students in the same program proposed SB 418, requiring 911 services to receive and process text messages for emergency assistance. The legislation went into effect in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m looking for in these situations is what can really make a difference in somebody\u2019s life,\u201d Barker said. \u201cIn this particular case this [SB 345] might help save somebody\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants who wish to participate will have the option to state their blood type when applying or renewing their driver\u2019s license or identification card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Senate passed SB 345 unanimously, but the bill faced scrutiny once it reached the House. Most hesitation has been due to liability reasons, Barker said. He worked with the Department of Motor Vehicles to address those concerns.<ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DMV is not responsible for verifying participants\u2019 blood type and is not liable for the accuracy of data the cardholder provides, according to the bill\u2019s impact statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Craig Evans is the executive director of the Northern Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council, a nonprofit that seeks to improve emergency medical care in Northern Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe effects of getting the wrong blood is catastrophic,\u201d Evans said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new bill won\u2019t have much impact on health care workers, Evans said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inova Health System, Inova Trauma and Blood Donor Services and the Northern Virginia EMS Council previously worked together with Fairfax and Loudoun counties fire departments to create a blood distribution program, according to Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Field Available Component Transfusion Response, or FACT*R, is an initiative that allows emergency responders to transport life-saving resources like blood to the field for transfusions, which increase chances of keeping the patient alive. FACT*R was created in 2017 after the death of Erin Kaplan as a result of a crash. She was traveling with her mother and three children, who survived due to the blood transfusions at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eligible ambulances and medical vehicles can transport universal blood that can be used in transfusions for any blood type, according to Evans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLooking at the driver\u2019s license again and saying somebody\u2019s AB negative doesn\u2019t mean we\u2019re going to believe that; we\u2019re not going to take that risk,\u201d Evans said. \u201cThat\u2019s not a decision point where it\u2019s safe to give them AB negative blood.\u201d<ins><\/ins><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar initiatives have been implemented in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Driver Services asks if drivers want to indicate their blood type when applying for a new or renewed driver\u2019s license or identification card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The estimated cost for the program is just under $72,00 and will require 970 staff hours for DMV employees, according to the bill\u2019s impact statement. The total cost to display blood would cost DMV about $136,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cardholder can request to remove the blood type indication and have the license reissued, with applicable fees, if they later change their mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henricocitizen.com\/articles\/high-school-students-inspire-bill-to-add-blood-type-to-license\/\">https:\/\/www.henricocitizen.com\/articles\/high-school-students-inspire-bill-to-add-blood-type-to-license\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"High school students inspire bill to add blood type to license\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"High school students inspire bill to add blood type to license\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>About time: Fairfax County high school students spearheaded a bill that will allow Virginia residents to indicate blood type on their license. Sen. George L. Barker, D-Fairfax, introduced Senate Bill 345 during the regular General Assembly session. The Senate and House approved the bill, which will take effect in July 2023. Residents will be able to indicate blood type on their license or identification cards to help emergency medical service agencies provide emergency medical support. \u201cI don\u2019t think this will be something that would be used very widely, but it has been used sometimes and in other states,\u201d Barker said. Barker has worked with Centreville High School government students every year since he took office in 2008, he said. 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