CERTIFICATION

I, Judi Irving certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of HemaCare
Corporation.

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

3.   Based  on  my knowledge, the financial statements,  and  other
financial information included in this annual report, fairly
present in  all  material  respects the financial condition,
results  of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for,  the periods presented in the annual report:

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15b-14)
for the registrant and we have:

     a.   designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant,
including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this annual report is being prepared;

     b.   evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedure as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date");
and

    c.   presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's
auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent function):

     a.   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation
of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b.   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrant's internal controls; and

6.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in  this  annual  report  whether or not there  were
significant changes  in  internal  controls or in other  factors
that  could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Date:  March 24, 2004


/s/ Judi Irving
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Judi Irving
Chief Executive Officer