North Dakota § 23-45-02 - Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution
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§ 23-45-02. Umbilical cord blood - Information pamphlet - Distribution
1. The department of health and human services shall prepare a pamphlet that includes information regarding the following: a. The medical processes involved in the collection of umbilical cord blood. b. The medical risks of umbilical cord blood collection to the mother and her newborn child. c. The current and potential future medical uses, risks, and benefits of umbilical cord blood collection to a mother, her newborn child, and the mother's biological family. d. The current and potential future medical uses, risks, and benefits of umbilical cord blood collection to individuals who are not biologically related to a mother or her newborn child. e. Any costs that may be incurred by a patient who chooses to make an umbilical cord blood donation. f. Options for ownership and future use of the donated material. g. The average cost of public and private umbilical cord blood banking. 2. As necessary, the department shall update the pamphlet prepared under this section. 3. The department shall make the pamphlet available on the department's website and upon request, the department shall distribute the pamphlet at no charge. 4. A hospital that treats a patient during the delivery of her child shall permit her to arrange for an umbilical cord blood donation as provided under section 23-16-15. 5. For purposes of this section, "umbilical cord blood" means the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta after the birth of a newborn child.
Source: official North Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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