32.1-69.4 - Publication of information regarding cord blood education.
§ 32.1-69.4. Publication of information regarding cord blood education.
In addition to the requirements of § 32.1-69.3, the Commissioner shall makepublicly available, by posting on the public website of the Department ofHealth, resources relating to umbilical cord blood that have been developedby the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation and include the followinginformation:
1. An explanation of the potential value and uses of umbilical cord blood,including cord blood cells and stem cells, for individuals who are, as wellas individuals who are not, biologically related to a mother or her newbornchild.
2. An explanation of the differences between using one's own cord blood cellsand using related or unrelated cord blood stem cells in the treatment ofdisease.
3. An explanation of the differences between public and private umbilicalcord blood banking.
4. The options available to a mother relating to stem cells that arecontained in the umbilical cord blood after the delivery of her newborn,including (i) donating the stem cells to a public umbilical cord blood bankwhere facilities are available; (ii) storing the stem cells in a privatefamily umbilical cord blood bank for use by immediate and extended familymembers; (iii) storing the stem cells for immediate or extended familymembers through a family or sibling donor banking program that provides freecollection, processing, and storage where there is an existing medical need;and (iv) discarding the stem cells.
5. The medical processes involved in the collection of cord blood.
6. Medical or family history criteria that can impact a family'sconsideration of umbilical cord blood banking, including the likelihood ofusing a baby's cord blood to serve as a match for a family member who has amedical condition.
7. Options for ownership and future use of donated umbilical cord blood.
8. The average cost of public and private umbilical cord blood banking.
9. The availability of public and private cord blood banks to Virginians,including (i) a list of public cord blood banks and the hospitals served bysuch banks; (ii) a list of private cord blood banks that are available; and(iii) the availability of free family banking and sibling donor programswhere there is an existing medical need by a family member.
10. An explanation of which racial and ethnic groups are in particular needof publicly donated cord blood samples based upon medical data developed bythe U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
(2010, c. 69.)