Certain people are not permitted to donate blood for health concerns. This includes:
Anyone who has ever used illegal intravenous (IV) drugs
Men who have had sexual contact with other men since 1977; in May 2015, the FDA developed a draft guidance that may be finalized by the end of the year. If finalized, it would change this restriction to men who have had sexual contact with men in the last 12 months.
Hemophiliacs
Anyone with a positive test for HIV
Men and women who have ever taken money, drugs, or other payment for sex since 1977
Anyone who has had hepatitis since his or her eleventh birthday
Anyone who has had babesiosis or Chagas disease
Anyone with Crueutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or who has an immediate family member with CJD
Because of CJD, anyone who has spent time in the United Kingdom between 1980-1996 that adds up to 3 months or more; anyone who, from 1980 to the present, spent time in Europe that adds up to 5 years or more; and anyone who received a blood transfusion in the UK between 1980 and the present.
Some travel or health problems may require a temporary deferral.
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