                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING CORD BLOOD EDUCATION (§ 32.1-69.4)

In addition to the requirements of § 32.1-69.3, the Commissioner shall make
publicly available, by posting on the public website of the Department of
Health, resources relating to umbilical cord blood that have been developed by
the Parent&#8217;s Guide to Cord Blood Foundation and include the following
information:

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 well as
individuals who are not, biologically related to a mother or her newborn child.

2. An explanation of the differences between using one&#8217;s own cord blood
cells and using related or unrelated cord blood stem cells in the treatment of
disease.

3. An explanation of the differences between public and private umbilical cord
blood banking.

4. The options available to a mother relating to stem cells that are contained
in the umbilical cord blood after the delivery of her newborn, including (i)
donating the stem cells to a public umbilical cord blood bank where facilities
are available; (ii) storing the stem cells in a private family umbilical cord
blood bank for use by immediate and extended family members; (iii) storing the
stem cells for immediate or extended family members through a family or sibling
donor banking program that provides free collection, 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&#8217;s
consideration of umbilical cord blood banking, including the likelihood of using
a baby&#8217;s cord blood to serve as a match for a family member who has a
medical 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 by such
banks; (ii) a list of private cord blood banks that are available; and (iii) the
availability of free family banking and sibling donor programs where there is an
existing medical need by a family member.

10. An explanation of which racial and ethnic groups are in particular need of
publicly donated cord blood samples based upon medical data developed by the
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.

HISTORY: 2010, c. 69.