Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA)
The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability provides advice to the Secretary and to the Assistant Secretary for Health. The Committee advises on a range of policy issues to include:
- definition of public health parameters around safety and availability of the blood and blood products,
- broad public health, ethical and legal issues related to transfusion and transplantation safety, and
- the implications for safety and availability of various economic factors affecting product cost and supply.
The advisory committee has met regularly since its establishment in 1997.
Public Meeting Notice
2012 ACBSA Meeting Schedule
Tentative Meeting Dates
- June 14-15, 2012: Meeting – Canceled
- November Meeting Dates changed to December 6 -7, 2012: NIH Conference Room
- Please note that all dates posted are tentative until posted through the Federal Registry Notice.
- Directions (PDF)
- NIH Visitors and Security (includes public transportation and parking info)
- NIH Shuttle Maps and Schedules
Tentative Meeting Dates 2013
- June 5-6, 2013
- December 4-5, 2013