Article 1.--SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES
65-1,250.Umbilical cord donation informationact.(a) This section shall be cited as the umbilical corddonation information act.
(b) A health care provider providing health care services toa pregnant womanduring the last trimester of such pregnancy, which health care services aredirectly related to suchpregnancy, shall whenever practical advise such person of options to donate anumbilical cordfollowing thedelivery of anewborn child. Provision in a timely manner of information prepared by thedepartment of healthand environment pursuant to subsection (c) shall constitutecompliance with thissubsection.
(c) The department of health and environment shall, by July 1, 2007, prepareandmake information available on its website that includes thefollowing:
(1) The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cords;
(2) the medical risks to a mother and the newborn child of umbilical cordcollection;
(3) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto the birth mother, the newborn child and the biological family;
(4) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto persons who are not biologically related to the birth mother or the newbornchild;
(5) any costs that may be incurred by a pregnant woman who chooses to make anumbilical cord donation;
(6) options for ownership and future use of the donated material; and
(7) the availability in this state of umbilical cord donations.
Article 1.--SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES
65-1,250.Umbilical cord donation informationact.(a) This section shall be cited as the umbilical corddonation information act.
(b) A health care provider providing health care services toa pregnant womanduring the last trimester of such pregnancy, which health care services aredirectly related to suchpregnancy, shall whenever practical advise such person of options to donate anumbilical cordfollowing thedelivery of anewborn child. Provision in a timely manner of information prepared by thedepartment of healthand environment pursuant to subsection (c) shall constitutecompliance with thissubsection.
(c) The department of health and environment shall, by July 1, 2007, prepareandmake information available on its website that includes thefollowing:
(1) The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cords;
(2) the medical risks to a mother and the newborn child of umbilical cordcollection;
(3) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto the birth mother, the newborn child and the biological family;
(4) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto persons who are not biologically related to the birth mother or the newbornchild;
(5) any costs that may be incurred by a pregnant woman who chooses to make anumbilical cord donation;
(6) options for ownership and future use of the donated material; and
(7) the availability in this state of umbilical cord donations.
Article 1.--SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT, ACTIVITIES
65-1,250.Umbilical cord donation informationact.(a) This section shall be cited as the umbilical corddonation information act.
(b) A health care provider providing health care services toa pregnant womanduring the last trimester of such pregnancy, which health care services aredirectly related to suchpregnancy, shall whenever practical advise such person of options to donate anumbilical cordfollowing thedelivery of anewborn child. Provision in a timely manner of information prepared by thedepartment of healthand environment pursuant to subsection (c) shall constitutecompliance with thissubsection.
(c) The department of health and environment shall, by July 1, 2007, prepareandmake information available on its website that includes thefollowing:
(1) The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cords;
(2) the medical risks to a mother and the newborn child of umbilical cordcollection;
(3) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto the birth mother, the newborn child and the biological family;
(4) the current and potential future medical uses and benefits of umbilicalcord collectionto persons who are not biologically related to the birth mother or the newbornchild;
(5) any costs that may be incurred by a pregnant woman who chooses to make anumbilical cord donation;
(6) options for ownership and future use of the donated material; and
(7) the availability in this state of umbilical cord donations.
