It is illegal to give blood if you know you have tested positive for the HIV virus or if you know you have AIDS. You can be fined up to $20,000 and/or go to jail for up to 10 years. All donated blood is taken to our laboratory and tested for several infectious diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) already bans people living with HIV from donating blood. That said, people who have the virus but do not know it could wind up giving blood, only to be diagnosed through the process. All blood is screened for the presence of HIV before it enters the U.S. blood supply.Aug 5, 2020