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Blood Donation Leave

The Kentucky Safety Program and the Personnel Cabinet are pleased to sponsor blood drives throughout the year. Read more in the Employee Handbook.

All locations listed below are in Frankfort, KY

2023 Blood Donation Opportunities

October

4 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority - 100 Airport Road
4 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky State Police Records & Technology - 1266 Louisville Road
5 American Red Cross Boone National Guard - 100 Minuteman Parkway
11 American Red Cross Administrative Office of the Courts - 1001 Vandalay Drive
13 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
20 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
27 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife - #1 Sportsman's Lane

November

3 Kentucky Blood Center Centralized Lab - 100 Sower Boulevard
6 American Red Cross Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street
10 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
14 American Red Cross 300 Sower Boulevard
29-30 Kentucky Blood Center Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
30 Kentucky Blood Center Capital Complex East - 1025 Capital Center Drive
30 Kentucky Blood Center 300 Sower Boulevard

December

1 American Red Cross Legislative Research Commission
4 American Red Cross Kentucky State University
6 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority - 100 Airport Road
6 American Red Cross Administrative Office of the Courts - 1001 Vandalay Drive
6 Kentucky Blood Center Kentucky State Police Records and Technology - 1266 Louisville Road
8 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
13 American Red Cross Boone National Guard - 100 Minuteman Parkway
14 American Red Cross Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
15 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
20 American Red Cross Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - 200 Mero Street
22 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
29 American Red Cross Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street

Know Before You Go

Employees can receive four hours of leave time with pay for donating and recuperating from donating blood.
The donation must occur during an employee's scheduled work day, and does not include the lunch period.
Leave time should be taken at the time of donation unless circumstances, as specified by the supervisor, require the donor to return to work. In this case, the unused portion of leave time will be credited as compensatory time.
Agencies should notify their employees of individual blood donation policies.
Donations can be made at any licensed blood center certified by the Food and Drug Administration.
Prior supervisory approval is needed as well as verification after the blood donation.
Employees deferred from donating shall not be charged for the time used in attempting to donate, but will not receive the four hours leave time as those who donate.
For questions regarding the blood donation policy, contact the Office of Employee Relations at 502.564.9653

For questions about donating blood, contact

The Kentucky Blood Center at 800.775.2522

Appointments to donate may be scheduled through the Kentucky Blood Center’s website at www.kybloodcenter.org.

For more information on the Kentucky Blood Center's enhanced donation procedures, please view the following document: KBC COVID-19 Safety Info for Donors

The American Red Cross at 800.733.2767

Appointments to donate may be scheduled through the American Red Cross' website at https://www.redcrossblood.org