(a) Whole blood donors shall meet the criteria for suitability prescribed in Sec. 640.3.
(b) Plasmapheresis donors shall meet the criteria for suitability prescribed in Sec. 640.63, excluding the phrase ``other than malaria'' in paragraph (c) (9) of that section. Informed consent shall be required as prescribed in Sec. 640.61. [42 FR 21774, Apr. 29, 1977, as amended at 64 FR 45373, Aug. 19, 1999; 73 FR 49942, Aug. 25, 2008]