Acceptable Forms of ID for Blood Donors
Primary Form of ID
Secondary Form of ID
High School Students
The donor needs one of the following forms of ID:
- American Red Cross donor ID (preferred)
- Driver's license with photo
- Immigration and Naturalization Service card (green card)
- State ID
- Employee ID with photo
- Passport
- Student ID with photo
- Military ID
When a primary form of ID is not available, the donor needs two secondary forms of ID:
- Student ID (without a photo)
- Driver's license without a photo
- Credit card or bank card
- Employee ID (without a photo)
- Birth certificate (original or certified copy)
- Personal checkbook with name and address
- Social Security card
- Voter registration card
- Payroll stub
- Vehicle registration
- Fishing or hunting license
- Grocery store frequent shopper card or VIP card
- Club or museum membership card
- Library card with donor's name
- Professional license (such as: RN, LPN or MT)
- Non-American Red Cross donor card
- Selective Service card
- Insurance card
Without any of the previously listed forms of ID above, the ID and date of birth of a high school student may be checked by the following:
- School officials determine the donor’s identity and date of birth from a list of potentially eligible donors (may use the yearbook to assist with the determination).
- Adult volunteers instructed on ID verification using a current yearbook picture and an additional piece of ID containing the donor’s name and age.
- A parent or legal guardian can provide a document with the donor’s legal name and verbally provide the name and age when the donor does not have ID due to age.
- High school students may not check identification on other high school students at high school blood drives.