1. Prohibition on charging for replaced deductible blood

Official source

A beneficiary may not be charged for deductible blood which they have replaced, or arranged to replace. A deductible pint of whole blood or unit of packed red cells is considered replaced when a medically acceptable pint or unit is given or offered to the provider, or at the provider's request, to its blood supplier, whether or not the provider accepts the offer. A provider may not charge a beneficiary because its policy is not to accept blood from a particular organization which has offered to replace blood on the beneficiary's behalf. However, a provider is not barred from charging a beneficiary for deductible blood, if replacement blood offered by or on behalf of the beneficiary would endanger the health of either the donor or a recipient.

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1. Prohibition on charging for replaced deductible blood

Official source

A beneficiary may not be charged for deductible blood which they have replaced, or arranged to replace. A deductible pint of whole blood or unit of packed red cells is considered replaced when a medically acceptable pint or unit is given or offered to the provider, or at the provider's request, to its blood supplier, whether or not the provider accepts the offer. A provider may not charge a beneficiary because its policy is not to accept blood from a particular organization which has offered to replace blood on the beneficiary's behalf. However, a provider is not barred from charging a beneficiary for deductible blood, if replacement blood offered by or on behalf of the beneficiary would endanger the health of either the donor or a recipient.