2007 California Health and Safety Code Article 8. Umbilical Cord Blood Program

CA Codes (hsc:1627-1630)

1627.  (a) On or before January 1, 2010, the State Department of
Public Health shall establish the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection
Program for the purpose of increasing the inventory of umbilical cord
blood donated from Californians which will be part of the national
umbilical cord blood inventory. Units collected shall be entered into
a national registry and made available to the public for purposes of
human stem cell transplant. Units collected but unusable for
transplant may be made available for research to further the
understanding of the use of umbilical cord blood as tissue to treat
human diseases.
   (b) When umbilical cord blood is used for research, research
protocols shall be approved by the Committee for the Protection of
Human Subjects or an institutional review board, as defined in
subdivision (e) of Section 125330.
   (c) All blood collected for either transplant or research shall
follow all applicable law and guidelines applicable to donor
confidentiality and security of donor information. All information
collected shall be confidential and shall be used solely for the
purposes of the program.



1628.  (a) To the extent public or private funds or grants are
identified and secured for these purposes, the Umbilical Cord Blood
Collection Program may identify and provide funds for grants or
contracts with qualified umbilical cord blood banks, licensed or
accredited pursuant to Section 1604.6, for the purposes of collecting
and storing genetically diverse umbilical cord blood for public
transplantation purposes.
   (b) No state funds, unless specifically appropriated for this
purpose, shall be used for implementation of this section. Any funds
made available for purposes of this article shall be deposited into
the Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Fund, which is hereby
created in the General Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be available,
upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of this article.
The fund shall include any federal, state, and private funds made
available for purposes of the program, and, notwithstanding Section
16305.7 of the Government Code, any interest earned on moneys in the
fund.


1629.  In implementing the program, the department shall make every
effort to avoid duplication or conflicts with existing and ongoing
programs and to leverage existing resources.



1630.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends
that date.