Key practical points:
• The state adopts a voluntary, unpaid blood-donation system.
• Healthy adults aged 18 to 55 are encouraged to donate.
• Blood is tested, stored, and transfused under strict safety standards.
• Donors and their relatives get priority or free use when needed.
• Selling blood or collecting it unlawfully is prohibited.
Blood Donation Law · Yalla China
中华人民共和国献血法 / Blood Donation Law
Enacted: 1997-12-29 ✅ Effective: 1998-10-01
📝 Overview
A law establishing a voluntary, unpaid blood-donation system and ensuring the safety of blood for medical use. It encourages healthy adults to donate and bans selling blood.
This is general information only, not legal advice. For your specific case, consult a licensed lawyer.
📜 The law text / key provisions
💬 Practical reading
💬 This is a general reading/opinion for orientation — not the official legal text nor legal advice.
If you donate blood in China, you and your family usually get priority or exemption if you later need a transfusion. Selling blood is strictly banned. General orientation, not legal advice.
📎 Official source
npc.gov.cn
🕒 Updated: 16 March 2026