20 CAR § 172-109 – Donor education and procedures

(a) To ensure the highest level of safety and quality of donated breast milk, breast milk donors are instructed on the appropriate methods for clean expression, handling, storage, and transportation of human breast milk.
(b) Donors are given written instructions covering:
1. (1) Clean technique for breast milk collection, including:
  1. (A) Washing pump parts;
  2. (B) Hand washing;
  3. (C) Appropriate containers for storing donor breast milk; and
  4. (D) Handling of breast milk containers;
2. (2) Those times when the donor should refrain from donating, and lifestyle choices that may affect her eligibility as donor;
3. (3) Labeling of donated breast milk, which includes donor identification and date of collection;
4. (4) Optimal freezing and storage of breast milk; and
5. (5)
  1. (A) Transporting breast milk safely to the bank.
  2. (B) In situations where the breast milk was collected before the donor contacted the breast milk bank, the screening process includes discussion and evaluation of how the donor expressed and stored the breast milk as well as what medications or supplements the donor took during the collection period.