# The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, Paragraph 2.2.2


Exposure to risk of acquiring a transfusion-transmissible infection
— Endoscopic examination using flexible instruments,
— mocusal splash with blood or needlestick injury,
— transfusion of blood components,
— tissue or cell transplant of human origin,
— major surgery,
— tattoo or body piercing,
— acupuncture unless performed by a qualified practitioner and with sterile single-use needles,
— persons at risk due to close household contact with persons with hepatitis B.
Defer 6 months, or 4 months provided a NAT test for hepatitis C is negative
Persons whose behaviour or activity places them at risk of acquiring infectious diseases that may be transmitted by blood.
Defer after cessation of risk behaviour for a period determined by the disease in question, and by the availability of appropriate tests.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/part/3/paragraph/2n6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-3/paragraph-2n6
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