Procuring, furnishing, donating, processing, distributing, or using human whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, and other human tissues such as corneas, bones, or organs for the purpose of injecting, transfusing, or transplanting any of them in the human body is declared for all purposes to be the rendition of a service by every person participating therein and whether or not any remuneration is paid therefor is declared not to be a sale of such whole blood, plasma, blood products, blood derivatives, or other human tissues.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-4001
Transactions, defined
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 73 Md. App. 1 - Roberts v. SUBURBAN HOSPITAL ASS'N, INC. (1987)
Most recently applied in Am. Nat. Red Cross v. Asd Spec. Healthcare (March 2004)
Laws 1967, c. 434, § 1, p. 1323.
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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.