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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

2024 Blood Donation Opportunities

        October ​
          • 1         ​ Kentucky Blood Center           Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority - 100 Airport Road
          • 1        ​  Kentucky Blood Center     ​      Kentucky State Police Records and Technology - 1266 Louisville Road 
          • 9        ​  Kentucky Blood Center           300 Building - 300 Sower Boulevard
          • 18        American Red Cross                Hiram Lodge #4 - 308 Ann Street
          • 23        ​American Red Cross                Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street 
          • 25 ​   ​    ​Kentucky Blood Center           Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife - #1 Game Farm Road
          • 25        American Red Cross                Hiram Lodge #4 - 308 Ann Street​​
        November  
          •  1         Kentucky Blood Center            Centralized Lab - 100 Sower Boulevard 
          •  4         American Red Cross                 Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street  
          •  6         Kentucky Blood Center            Kentucky State Capital - 700 Capital Avenue
          •  6         Kentucky Blood Center            Capital Complex East - 1024 Capital Center Drive  
          •  8         American Red Cross                 Hiram Lodge - 308 Ann Street
          • 13        Kentucky Blood Center            Cabinet for Health and Family Services - 275 East Main Street 
          • 15        American Red Cross                 Hiram Lodge #4 - 308 Ann Street
          • 20        Kentucky Blood Center​            Personnel Cabinet - 501 High Street 
          • 22        American Red Cross                 Legislative Research Commission - 700 Capital Avenue
          • 29        American Red Cross                 Hiram Lodge #4 - 308 Ann Street
        December  ​
          • 3          Kentucky Blood Center            Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority - 100 Airport Road 
          • 3          Kentucky Blood Center            Kentucky State Police Records and Technology - 1266 Louisville Road
          • 4          Kentucky Blood Center            300 Building - 300 Sower Boulevard
          • 4-5      Kentucky Blood Center             Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street
          • 5          Kentucky Blood Center            Mill Creek - 100 Mill Creek Park 
          • 18        American Red Cross                 Boone National Guard Center - 100 Minuteman Parkway
          • 18        American Red Cross                 Mayo-Underwood Building - 500 Mero Street 
          • 18        American Red Cross                 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - 200 Mero Street
          • 20        American Red Cross                 Hiram Lodge #4 - 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.

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​​​