Indiana § 16-46-12-3.5 - Authority to establish bone marrow donor recruitment program; materials; dissemination of materials
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§ 16-46-12-3.5. Authority to establish bone marrow donor recruitment program; materials; dissemination of materials
Sec. 3.5. (a) The state department may establish a bone marrow donor recruitment program to educate Indiana residents about the following:
(1) The need for bone marrow donors, including the particular need for donors from minority populations.
(2) The requirements for registering as a potential bone marrow donor with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry established and maintained under 42 U.S.C. 274k.
(3) The procedures for determining an individual's tissue type.
(4) The medical procedures an individual must undergo to donate bone marrow or other sources of blood stem cells.
(5) The availability of information in health care facilities, blood banks, and the bureau of motor vehicles license branches about bone marrow donation.
(b) The state department, in consultation with:
(1) the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry; and
(2) interested contracted network partners of the registry described in subdivision (1);
shall develop written and electronic informational materials concerning bone marrow donation and the process for registering with the federally authorized bone marrow donor registry. In the alternative, the state department may obtain the required informational materials from an entity described in subdivision (1) or (2). The state department shall provide links to the materials on the state department's website.
(c) The following may print and disseminate the materials described in subsection (b) to individuals interested in the materials:
(1) Appropriate health care facilities.
(2) Blood banks.
(3) Bureau of motor vehicles license branches.
As added by P.L.30-2022, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.155.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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