| Obligatory | Must not donate. |
| Discretionary | If 3 months or more has elapsed since the donor last received money or drugs for sex, accept |
| See if Relevant | Addiction and Drug Abuse |
| Additional Information | In this context sex is defined as vaginal, oral or anal sex with or without a condom/protective. This guidance presumes that a validated NAT test for HIV, HBV and HCV is negative, if this test is stopped for any reason the guidance will change. If received injectable drugs of addiction for sex, see ‘Addiction and Drug Abuse’ entry as a 12 month deferral may apply. |
| Reason for Change | This entry was updated in line with the recommendations of the SaBTO Donor Selection Criteria Review Report published on 23rd July 2017. |
This entry was last updated in
TDSG-CB Edition 203, Release 51