OAR 333-013-0004: Definitions

The term "Blood" as used in ORS 813.010 and 813.160 means any of the following: (1) "Plasma" means the liquid portion of blood including the clotting factors, prepared by mechanical separation of the liquid from cellular components after the inhibition of the clotting process. (2) "Serum" means the liquid portion of blood minus the clotting factors, prepared by separation of the liquid from the clot upon completion of the clotting process. (3) "Whole Blood" means the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries and veins; composed of cellular and liquid components.