Section 23-83-1. – Short title.

§ 23-83-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Umbilical Cord Blood Donation Notification Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 101, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 153, § 1.

Section 23-83-2. – Definitions.

§ 23-83-2. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) “Mixed bank” is a bank that maintains a supply of unrelated cord blood units philanthropically donated by transplantation or research purposes to unrelated recipients and also for a fee stores cord blood for autologous use and use by family […]

Section 23-83-3. – Notification of option to donate umbilical cord blood.

§ 23-83-3. Notification of option to donate umbilical cord blood. (a) At a time determined to be appropriated by the treating clinician, in consultation with the patient, after the first trimester of pregnancy, and as soon as reasonably feasible, every obstetrical professional or facility in the state shall inform the pregnant woman once during her […]

Section 23-83-4. – No fees for donation.

§ 23-83-4. No fees for donation. A person who agrees to donate her umbilical cord blood to a public cord blood bank or a mixed bank for use by the cord blood bank shall not be charged any fee for the costs of collecting, processing, transporting or storing the cord blood. History of Section.P.L. 2008, […]

Section 23-83-5. – Collection not required if health of mother or newborn impacted.

§ 23-83-5. Collection not required if health of mother or newborn impacted. An obstetrical professional or facility is not required to collect cord blood or cooperate in the collection of cord blood if in the professional judgment of a licensed obstetrical professional the collection of the cord blood would threaten the health of the mother […]

Section 23-83-6. – Hospitals required to facilitate donations.

§ 23-83-6. Hospitals required to facilitate donations. Unless it is medically inadvisable, each hospital or other obstetrical facility in the state shall cooperate with the collection staff of a cord blood bank designated by a patient to facilitate the donation of the blood extracted from the umbilical cord of the patient’s newborn child to a […]