The Food and Drug Administration welcomed discussion about possible changes to its blood donor deferral recommendations by posting a request for comments on the Federal Registrar on Tuesday.
In December, the FDA lifted a 30-year-old ban on all blood donations from gay men.
The FDA's current policy bars gay men from donating blood for one year following their last sexual encounter to lower the risk of transmitting HIV, according to Reuters.
The agency created a public docket and encouraged individuals to submit comments — backed by scientific evidence — that support alternative policies to reduce the risk of spreading HIV through blood transfusions.
Suggestions could revolve around the possibility of "moving from the existing time-based deferrals related to risk behaviors to alternate deferral options, such as the use of individual risk assessments," the FDA said in a statement.
The FDA will take all comments into account during its efforts to reevaluate and update blood donor deferral policies.
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