Index: firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r6f961c6e113a4076ba9d5f97e078a398a8976d7c -r8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399
--- firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.c	(.../BloodLeak.c)	(revision 6f961c6e113a4076ba9d5f97e078a398a8976d7c)
+++ firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.c	(.../BloodLeak.c)	(revision 8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399)
@@ -1465,6 +1465,8 @@
         data.driftInRangeStatus          = bloodLeakZeroingStatus.driftInRangeStatus;
         data.driftUpperRangeStatus       = bloodLeakZeroingStatus.driftUpperRangeStatus;
 
+        data.TEMP_REMOVE_VARIABLE       = (U32)get_TEMP_REMOVE_STATUS();
+
         bloodLeakDataPublicationCounter = 0;
 
         broadcastData( MSG_ID_DD_BLOOD_LEAK_DATA, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DD_BROADCAST, (U08*)&data, sizeof( BLOOD_LEAK_DATA_T ) );
Index: firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.h
===================================================================
diff -u -r6f961c6e113a4076ba9d5f97e078a398a8976d7c -r8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399
--- firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.h	(.../BloodLeak.h)	(revision 6f961c6e113a4076ba9d5f97e078a398a8976d7c)
+++ firmware/App/Monitors/BloodLeak.h	(.../BloodLeak.h)	(revision 8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     U32 bloodLeakTimeSinceZeroMS;          ///< Blood leak detector time since last zero in milliseconds.
     U32 driftInRangeStatus;                ///< Blood leak detector drift in range status.
     U32 driftUpperRangeStatus;             ///< Blood leak detector drift upper range status.
+    U32 TEMP_REMOVE_VARIABLE;
 } BLOOD_LEAK_DATA_T;
 
 // ********** public function prototypes **********
Index: firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.c
===================================================================
diff -u -r4d6c6df8f990037cb66fbd0efdc4cc5a0ec31558 -r8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399
--- firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.c	(.../FpgaDD.c)	(revision 4d6c6df8f990037cb66fbd0efdc4cc5a0ec31558)
+++ firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.c	(.../FpgaDD.c)	(revision 8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399)
@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@
 #define MAX_FPGA_COMM_FAILURES           3                                   ///< FPGA maximum comm failures per MAX_FPGA_COMM_FAILURES_WINDOW_MS
 #define MIN_POWER_ON_TIME_FOR_COMM_FAILS ( 1 * MS_PER_SECOND )               ///< Allow FPGA comm errors for first second after power-up
 
-#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_RESET_BIT             0x01                         ///< Conductivity Sensor reset bit mask.
-#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_INIT_ENABLE_BIT       0x02                         ///< Conductivity Sensor initialization enable bit mask.
-#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_WR_ENABLE_BIT         0x04                         ///< Conductivity Sensor write enable bit mask.
-#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_RD_ENABLE_BIT         0x08                         ///< Conductivity Sensor read enable bit mask.
+#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_RESET_BIT             0x01            ///< Conductivity Sensor reset bit mask.
+#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_INIT_ENABLE_BIT       0x02            ///< Conductivity Sensor initialization enable bit mask.
+#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_WR_ENABLE_BIT         0x04            ///< Conductivity Sensor write enable bit mask.
+#define FPGA_CONDUCTIVITY_RD_ENABLE_BIT         0x08            ///< Conductivity Sensor read enable bit mask.
 
+#define FPGA_D42_BLOOD_LEAK_STATUS_MASK     0x04                ///< Bit mask for blood leak detector.
+#define FPGA_D42_BLOOD_LEAK_ST_BIT_INDEX    2                   ///< Bit index for the blood leak self test status bit.
+
 #pragma pack(push,1)
 /// FPGA header struct.
 typedef struct
@@ -2731,11 +2734,16 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 U08 getFPGABloodLeakStatus( void )
 {
-    U08 selfTestStatus = fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaD42PulseStatus;
+    U08 selfTestStatus = ( fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaD42PulseStatus & FPGA_D42_BLOOD_LEAK_STATUS_MASK ) >> FPGA_D42_BLOOD_LEAK_ST_BIT_INDEX;
 
     return selfTestStatus;
 }
 
+U08 get_TEMP_REMOVE_STATUS( void )
+{
+    return fpgaSensorReadings.fpgaD42PulseStatus;
+}
+
 /*********************************************************************//**
  * @brief
  * The setFPGABloodLeakUARTControl function sets the blood leak sensor UART
Index: firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.h
===================================================================
diff -u -r4d6c6df8f990037cb66fbd0efdc4cc5a0ec31558 -r8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399
--- firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.h	(.../FpgaDD.h)	(revision 4d6c6df8f990037cb66fbd0efdc4cc5a0ec31558)
+++ firmware/App/Services/FpgaDD.h	(.../FpgaDD.h)	(revision 8ffa9372b0000d0714fa88eb9a1714eb172b9399)
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
 U16  getFPGABloodLeakRxFIFOCount( void );
 U08  getFPGABloodLeakRxErrorCount( void );
 U08  getFPGABloodLeakRxFIFODataOut( void );
+U08 get_TEMP_REMOVE_STATUS( void );
 
 //*************** IOFP *******************