Donor Eligibility and Enrollment
Establishment of the RDP donor pool is accomplished by voluntary employee enrollment.
Individuals must be employees of the Frederick National Lab or Fort Detrick community, must
be age 18 or older, and weigh at least 110 pounds to be eligible for inclusion in
the RDP donor pool. In addition, donors must attend a scheduled RDP Counseling meeting
and submit to select blood-borne pathogen and CBC testing upon inclusion and every
six months thereafter. Individuals with any of the following will be excluded from
the donor pool:
- History of chronic illness which might increase the risk associated with phlebotomy
including,but not limited to, heart, lung, or kidney disease.
- Current acute illness.
- History of clotting disorders.
- Current medications which might increase the risk associated with phlebotomy.
- History of syncope or other difficulty with venipuncture.
- Anemia, as determined by CBC or hematocrit.
- Positive blood test for exposure to HIV-1, HIV-2, HTLV-1, HTLV-2, HIV p24 Ag, HBV
sAg or HCV sAb.
Each donor will sign an
Informed Consent Form to participate
in the program.
Prior to each donation, individuals will be shown a Donor Alert Questionnaire which includes a list of activities
and conditions which indicate a high risk of HIV infection, and will be asked not
to donate if any apply.
The program requirements and Consent Form for the RDP are similar to those in place
for NIH Transfusion Blood Bank donors and the American Red Cross Blood Bank. The
donor's blood sample for testing will be drawn at the same time as the individual's
first blood donation for any six-month period. All donor information for the program
is maintained in records that are protected by Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA).
If you have questions regarding the screening tests, Donor Alert Questionnaire,
Informed Consent, or RDP record keeping procedures, please call OHS x 1096.
If you are interested in volunteering as a donor, please e-mail
Occupational Health Services, or call Ext. 1096.