1. Director shall meet at the requirements specified in AAC Rule 420-5-8.03(1)(a)(1) and shall be responsible at all times for all phases of operation.
2. Donor Selection (Screening Area).
(i) This area shall be staffed with at least one person with no lesser qualifications than that of a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Clinical Laboratory Technician (MLT), or equivalent level of training or experience (approved by the Alabama Department of Public Health). Said qualified person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of all activities of the donor screening area (including such laboratory procedures as total serum protein, urine dipstick tests, hemoglobin and hematocrit testing).
(ii) Every person employed in the screening area shall receive ongoing continuing or in-service education to enable him to recognize abnormalities that could make it detrimental to
the donor to donate (i.e., problem with blood pressure, pulse, etc.) and to conduct careful evaluations of donor suitability in accordance with the outline for donor selection published by the American Association of Blood Banks. Documentation of the continuing or in-service
education for each donor screening employee shall be available for review by the Alabama Department of Public Health.