Section 3
SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or operate a blood bank or blood processing laboratory, or to collect or process blood if he is not a licensed physician, or to sell blood collected from another person, even if authorized by the latter, without first securing a license from the Department of Health: Provided, That in cases of emergency, blood transfusion shall be allowed under the responsibility of the attending physician without such license: And provided, further, That persons operating blood banks and blood processing laboratories on the date of the approval of this Act may continue to operate the same if they secure such license within sixty days from the date of the issuance of the rules and regulations provided for in section five hereof. No license shall be granted or renewed by the Department of Health for the establishment or operation of a blood bank or blood processing laboratory unless such bank or laboratory be established or operated in accordance with accepted scientific standards, is under the administration, direction and supervision of a licensed and qualified physician, and blood is collected and/or processed therein by licensed physicians or under their direct supervision and responsibility. No license shall be granted or renewed by said Department for the collection and/or processing of blood unless the licensee complies with the requirements hereinabove established for blood banks and blood processing laboratories.